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...agenda effectively, which is the campaign pitch of Blunt. Both Boehner and Shadegg have jointly suggested Blunt should step down from his job as Majority Whip and allow a separate election for the number three leadership post. And while each has sharply attacked earmarks as pork barrel projects that should be limited, Blunt has defended the value of the controversial spending provisions, which are used to fund specific projects in a congressman's district...
...platform that promised sweeping economic reforms. Unfortunately, Koizumi's record has fallen far short of his grand promises, but that's largely due to the stiff opposition he has encountered from old-guard LDP members, whose constituencies have long benefited from exactly the kind of pork-barrel programs Koizumi has been trying to do away with. But now, with many of his staunchest opponents finally ousted, Koizumi is trying to make up for lost time, reintroducing a flurry of previously postponed initiatives designed to produce a smaller, more responsive, less wasteful government. Japan needs a man in a hurry...
Burke wants product samples ready in a year and a product launch in two years. Should he succeed, the result could be revolutionary. Don't think about longer-lasting lightbulbs; think about the price of oil coming down $20 a barrel. It won't be easy, but what breakthrough...
...mortgages comes home to roost. And by then, says Mark Zandi, an economist at Economy.com home prices may be stagnant or edging lower. That's when the "home ATM will shut down," and with it, possibly, the spending urge. Energy costs are draining our budgets ... $56.46 - Price per barrel of oil West Texas intermediate crude...
...neutral. Zeisel, considered one of the foremost designers of the 20th century, created sculptural pieces with rounded curves, arches, teardrops and wave motifs. Out of production for many years, during which it became a collector's item, this timeless piece of high-fired earthenware was resurrected exclusively for Crate & Barrel...