Word: argumentive
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...There is a powerful argument that the number of people unemployed in the United States could rise by more than 2.5 million people in the first quarter based on the current job situation. The case that no one wants to mention is that the figure could move above three million...
...with "bottom feeders" who have given lobbying a bad reputation. "Representing the interests of American citizens in Washington is a necessary attribute of our democracy," Hamre adds. "People are conflating 'lobbying' with unethical behavior, and that is unfair." Of course, when one of those people is the President, the argument tends to carry more weight...
...often cited when U.S.-China trade issues come up. A frequent assertion by critics of U.S. trade policy is that Washington can't afford to get tough with China on trade because Beijing buys so much U.S. Treasury debt. Washington can't even say "Boo" to the Chinese, this argument goes, without risking that China would take its money and go home, driving U.S. interest rates up in the process...
...Israeli public was constantly told that Hamas was Iran's proxy. According to some experts, Iran - whose President has said, "Israel has no right to exist and soon will vanish" - was providing Hamas with long-range and more-accurate missiles, money and training. It was a powerful argument that was repeated often in the Israeli media, to chilling effect...
...apparent nod to that sentiment, King Abdullah struck a conciliatory note on Monday when he told the Kuwait summit that the Arab peace initiative, his own brainchild, could be withdrawn, a shift that indicates the moderates may be losing the argument. "Israel has to understand that the choice between war and peace will not always stay open and that the Arab peace initiative that is on the table today will not stay on the table," he said...