Word: alongism
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Earlier this year, lawmakers from Indiana lobbied the government for months to get financing for RV and boat dealerships. "We don't see this as a bailout," said Indiana Rep. Joe Donnelly. "What we see these are loans to businesses who have always paid their loans back." Donnelly, along with fellow Indiana Rep. Mark Souder, say boats and RVs have the same financing challenge as the auto industry. Many auto dealers had their financing yanked, forcing some out of business. Traditional lenders like GMAC aren't as available to boat dealers due to the credit crunch...
...does the music in (500) Days hit these emotional highs and lows? In the beginning, it's the Smiths' "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out," when he realizes he's in love with her. When you're a dude, and a hot chick in the elevator sings along with the song you're listening to, and that's your favorite band, there's a connection. Then there's the Smiths' "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want," which he plays on his computer as she's passing and you can already see the yearning. And then...
Straw carrier bags line the outdoor stalls, along with 10 Euro rucksacks emblazoned with Tinkerbelle and other Disney characters. Yet in the dingy back room, with space for the till and little else, stand two immaculately dressed Italian women laden with lavish shopping bags. My friend and I patiently peruse the straw baskets, waiting for the women to leave so that we may enter the room...
...seeing real movement with regard to stabilizing and turning around our economy, with regard to the President and Vice President for their efforts," Corzine said at the event. "In fact, we feel very good about what's going on here, saving and creating jobs ... We are well along our way of meeting the target of the 100,000 jobs created and saved in New Jersey...
...former community organizer, is intellectually predisposed to focusing on common ground with his adversaries, not the differences. On the other hand, he is betting that the American people will measure success by counting the big wins, not by worrying over the detailed principles and proposals that were sacrificed along...