Word: america
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Dates: during 2010-2019
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Dozens of columnists have unofficially hailed 2010 as the start of the Chinese decade. In the Financial Times, Prof. Niall Ferguson, who coined the word “Chimerica” to describe the symbiosis of China and America, lays out a grim prognosis for the Western hegemony, suggesting that this may be “the decade that tilted east.” As a culture, the Chinese do not readily accept praise. Instead of lavishing unrealistically high expectations for China, we should try to view the East through a broader framework than that of our own Western values...
...clouds with their approval of Obama,” said Eric Lu ’12, a leader of the polling committee, referring to the current young adult population. “Millenials were considered an outlier, but recently they seem to be falling into line with mainstream America...
...health care reform. "I can't fight this. I can't fight cancer," Massa announced, in a classic stream-of-consciousness ramble. "I can't fight the White House. I can't fight the Democratic Party." (See TIME's cover story "Mad Man: Is Glenn Beck Bad for America...
With the primary still three months away, the hopefuls in the district include a state senator, a county supervisor, a former naval officer, three businessmen and a biology teacher. On a recent Saturday night, they faced questions from their would-be bosses. Who posed the gravest threat to America's national security? "The present Administration," said Jim McKelvey, a Franklin County real estate developer who ponied up $500,000 to jump-start his campaign. (Another candidate, Laurence Verga, suggested "the people that voted the current Administration in.") Instead of jousting over policy, the seven hopefuls served up a buffet...
...elections that changed America...