Word: america
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...agreement painstakingly negotiated with Washington?s key allies and adversaries would have been almost unthinkable during the Cold War. Not that the Senate didn?t have the constitutional right to do so, but the global conflict with the Soviets created a political culture in which partisan debates ended at America?s shores, and a respect for the paramountcy of the president?s authority on matters of national security. Not for nothing did the term "president" become interchangeable with "commander in chief...
Manning contrasts the situation today with a time in America when people set their personal standards of living to their expected earnings. A glut of easily accessible credit has changed that, he says...
Spurred by several of suicides by college students unable to cope with mounting credit debt, Manning of Georgetown says he has used recent appearances on ABC's "Good Morning America" and on National Public Radio to encourage universities to address the problem...
Richard M. Flaherty, president of College Parents of America, a not-for-profit advocacy group based in Washington, D.C., says it was the persistent concerns of parents that spurred his organization to set up a program that assists students and their parents with credit-related issues...
...Crimson (8-3, 3-1 Ivy) looks to have its hands full against BU. The Terriers (12-2) sit alone atop the America East Conference and pack one of the most explosive offenses in the northeast...