Word: bickering
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...easier for employers to lay off workers. Backed by left-wing members of Schröder's own ruling Social Democrats, Sommer warned there was a "danger" that the unions would break with the Chancellor if it wasn't possible to find "clean compromises." But while the players bicker, Germany's projected growth rate for 2003 has been revised down to a mere 0.75%; the number of jobless has swelled to 4.5 million; tax revenues are estimated to be €9 billion less than forecast; and harassed Finance Minister Hans Eichel recently admitted that, for the second year running, Germany...
...Forum, when the IOP struggled to find someone willing to provide an introduction for the liberal’s liberal and MIT linguist. After former Secretary of Agriculture and IOP Director Dan Glickman finally complied, things quickly turned sour: the two men began to debate Vietnam-era policies and bicker about youth involvement in politics in the living room. According to Chavez, Glickman nearly refused to introduce Chomsky. Eventually, Glickman’s job description got the better of him and he welcomed Chomsky before the Forum. “You could tell he was furious,” says...
...public outrage, and members took to the floor of the House and Senate and whisked two bills through the chambers, each promising clearer voting procedures, more qualified poll workers, better vote recording mechanisms. Today, the House and Senate versions sit stalled in conference committee, where Democrats and Republicans bicker over relatively minor points...
...should all thank Newdow for giving us a reason to hope that one day, in the not-too-distant future, we will return to the America of September 10, 2001. To return to those days when we had nothing better to do than bicker over really critical issues like which politician is the most patriotic, or who has the biggest flag on the block. Thanks to Newdow's lawsuit charging the Pledge of Allegiance is unconstitutional (due to that "under God" phrase), we've become reacquainted with that comforting place where flag-waving carries no sorrowful undertones, only simple pride...
Russell is indifferent to the charges flying around him. He has more urgent matters to attend to, like the D and the F on his latest report card and whether they will affect his prospects for studying architecture in college. While parents and administrators continue to bicker, he has found his own remedy for the discipline gap. "You learn which teachers treat different ethnicities differently," he says. "And you learn when you're around them to stay quiet and keep to yourself." --With reporting by Wendy Cole/Chicago