Word: alongism
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...challenge. Nor is oil always the blessing that it appears; in nations from Nigeria to Saudi Arabia, its promise of easy money has crowded out other sectors of the economy, and fed corruption, too. But Lula, who keeps a jar of oil from the recent find by his desk, along with others filled with exotic beans and plants developed for biofuels, sees the oil as another resource to help end poverty. "God," the President crowed after the discovery, "is Brazilian...
Just as the communities along the border of Gaza and Israel are divided by a wall, the web page is sliced down the middle by a red dotted line; the people on each side remain unaware, and sometimes uninterested, in what is happening on the other. Inevitably, there are strong echoes between the two communities, especially because Sderot's Jews are largely immigrants from North African countries that are culturally close to Gaza. At times it is hard to distinguish which side is which, as when a Moroccan wedding party in Sderot melts into a wedding party in Gaza City...
...ever since the spotlight shifted to Bush's successor and the war in Iraq left the front pages, things have been quieter. Along Prairie Chapel Road, the country lane leading to the Bush ranch, the crosses symbolizing the war dead, the makeshift tents, the signs, the satellite trucks, the flag-draped Harley-Davidsons, the Joan Baezes and the right-wing talk-radio hosts are all gone. Sheehan quit her protest, disillusioned with both Republican and Democratic leaders, in 2007. The once flattened roadside grass, parched yellow by drought, now stands straight. The only movement is a hawk landing...
...Stack-Babich an invite to the Cape Cod Baseball League, a collegiate summer league that doubles as a breeding ground for future professional players. For the South Shore native, who led Xaverian Brothers High School to a state title in 2004, what began as simply a more pleasant step along the road to recovery quickly became a dream come true—a dream complete with major league scouts checking out prospective draft picks and youngsters asking for autographs. Life was good...
...Along with the cuts for the current fiscal year, the state department of revenue announced in February that aid to communities would be cut for the 2010 fiscal year...