Word: blight
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...being long on politics and short on policy. Indeed, even when the President does take a strong stance to protect women’s health, it’s in an effort to appease his base. A striking example is the case of international sex trafficking, a global blight that each year ensnares an estimated two to four million women and children and forces them into sexual servitude. For years, the U.S. government did little to confront the issue. But when evangelical Christians began voicing concerns the President was quick to listen, and strong new legislation soon followed...
...American policies in Iraq must undergo serious reform before the U.S. can transfer power to a new Iraqi government. As the June 30 deadline for handing over sovereignty comes closer, what happens in Iraq has the potential to be either a wonderful victory for democracy or a blight on America's foreign-policy record. The next few months will be crucial. Troops and money alone will not establish security and sovereignty; more nation-building techniques must be applied. Aggressive and proactive civic action is essential for a successful June transition. Sarah J. Lippitt Alexandria...
...infernal things, he says, each of them making the job of lawn clearing much easier--and much, much louder. Rueter, a onetime political-science professor at UCLA who is head of the advocacy group Noise Free America, already fled Los Angeles to get away from the leaf-blower blight, only to move to New Orleans and find the problem just as bad there. "Everywhere has turned into leaf-blower hell," he says...
...What happens in Iraq has the potential to be either a wonderful victory for democracy or a blight on America's foreign policy record." SARAH J. LIPPITT Alexandria...
...there in Albany came a less dramatic, but no less essential, kind of scoring. In last Saturday’s ECAC Championship against Clarkson, Harvard fell behind 2-0 after the first period on goals from Chris Blight and Tristan Lush that were less than a minute apart. Trailing by two goals, an unlikely catalyst emerged for the Crimson...