Word: argumentation
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...book, Seeds of Terror, journalist Gretchen Peters makes the compelling argument that the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan have evolved (or devolved) from purely religious terrorist groups into narcoterrorism syndicates with religious overtones. The drug trade nets them $500 million a year in profits, resources the militants use in their fight against Western forces. Until that supply of cash is cut off, Peters argues, Western forces cannot defeat the militants...
...What about her outfit on Inauguration Day? There was an argument in our office about whether that was yellow or green. The argument ensued for a while. The designer is calling it lemongrass, which I think is a chic way of saying in between yellow and green. It was layered, it was textural, it was chic. It looked beautiful on her. It photographed well. But that's an off-color. Not many people wear that color. (See pictures of Barack Obama behind the scenes on Inauguration...
...When you look at [HMS's primary care initiatives] as a whole, at the big picture, you can't make the argument that funding has decreased for primary care training at HMS," Tarbell said, adding that the school is expanding its funding this year for a required third-year medical clerkship from $600,000 to $800,000. Tarbell and Dienstag said that the number of people taking the clerkship, which lasts for eight months and provides students with one-on-one faculty interaction in treating patients, would be increasing by 20 percent this year...
When Leon Panetta earlier this year was nominated as director of the CIA, the strongest argument in his favor was his long experience in dealing with Capitol Hill. With Democrats in Congress already sharpening their knives over the CIA's Bush-era policies and practices, the Agency would need protection - and Panetta, a veteran pol with contacts on both sides of the aisle but no real intel background, seemed the best possible shield...
...China, has become more popular as the economy slows, says Du Xiaoshan, deputy director of Rural Development Institute at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. "It's hard for small and rural businesses to get bank loans, so there's generally more informal lending happening," says Du. (Read "The Argument Over China's Economic Prospects Intensifies...