Word: asks
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...risk morphs from a slop trough of moneymaking into a business line like any other, one that requires human beings to ask the big-picture questions that computer models don't, like, What would happen if fundamental assumptions--house prices go up, institutions are too big to fail--prove to be wrong...
...Vote)" campaign buttons to appearances as political rallies, Uncle Sam's election campaign contributions have been varied. During Hillary Clinton's first U.S. Senate campaign in 2000, the Democratic Party frequently sent a young volunteer dressed as Uncle Sam to her opponent's campaign events, to publicly ask him to disclose his tax returns...
...election challengers wrongly disrupted the flow of voters. Five different groups are sending observers into 17 Grand Rapids polling sites, where they'll be under strict new state guidelines governing their behavior. First and foremost? No talking directly to voters. (In Chicago, a reporter was reprimanded for trying to ask former radical Bill Ayers who he voted for.) - By Maggie Sieger / Grand Rapids
...exactly hail from Ecuador's lily-white élite, is also pleased by the fact that Obama will be America's first black President. "The world likes Obama better too," he adds. "I think he's going to be as popular around the world as the dollar, if you ask...
...television on which to watch the election and a generator to power it, and to ensure that the entire family is turned out in best Kenyan finery. In addition, he finds himself dealing with the fallout from his brother's fame, as villagers stop him on the street and ask for money. "These people think I'm suddenly a millionaire," said Malik as he made yet another withdrawal from a local bank. "They all want a piece...