Word: switch
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...have modernized and reformed their budgets. "The process is key," says Blöndal, an Icelander who regularly confers with treasury officials from around the world in his role as a budget expert at the O.E.C.D. in Paris. What does modernizing a budget mean? Consider Sweden, which made the switch a decade ago during a deep economic crisis. The government slashed spending and adopted a "top-down" budget process. Previously, ministries...
...front of the camera, most say things that give me hope for the relationship between the U.S. and the Middle East—things like, “I don’t associate the American people with what the American government does.” Once I switch off the camera their rhetoric changes. Kids ask me if I love Israel, old women call me ibn al-kilab (son of a dog) and men from Hezbollah tell my friend that all Americans should have their necks broken. Hope in the eye of the camera surrenders to a looming shadow...
...switch from being a police officer to being a true-crime writer? I started by writing for True Confessions magazine, then became the stringer for True Detective and Master Detective. That entailed going down to the police department, the sheriff's office, to get the story. I went back to school to get a degree in police science. Over the next 14 years, I probably covered more than 1,000 cases, mostly murders, some bank robbers, some serial rapists...
...added that Senate leaders have not publicly endorsed such a switch, which could mean that the base guarantee might not be eliminated...
...There is still no knowing how American soldiers will operate once they no longer run this country less than two weeks from now. Nor do we know whether Iraq's new policemen and soldiers will remain loyal to the U.S.-friendly government, or choose to switch sides if Iraq slips into ethnic violence. Asked how he plans to forge the new security forces in the midst of Iraq's upheaval, Petraeus says: "Patiently, over time, by fostering lots of dialogue." That dialogue is at least something in which Petraeus - talkative, charming and sociable - is likely to shine...