Word: boastful
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...April, Rasmussen pushed Denmark to the right by freezing tax increases and cutting immigration numbers, even as he safeguarded its liberal positions on issues like gay marriage and climate change. He oversaw the complex negotiations that led to the last big intake of new countries to the E.U. and boasts, if his straightforward delivery can be called a boast, of knowing most of Europe's leaders. Those connections, and his political heft, will help in his new role. "I'm a reformer," he says. "I want to continue the transformation and reform of NATO...
...three locations currently offer three flavors at any one time, allowing customers to choose from an “original” and two specialty flavors, such as guava or banana. When Red Mango opens in downtown Boston as early as next month, it too will boast specialty flavors. Back Bay resident Brittany J. Hartman, whose workplace is across the street from Berryline’s Harvard Square location, says she makes several trips per week specifically for the Cambridge-born frozen yogurt chain’s wares. “I love the yogurt and the fresh fruit...
...week ago, President Obama touted a newly published report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) that showed the country had lost 247,000 jobs in July. It seemed an odd thing to boast about, but you have to consider the context. The economy was losing jobs at three times that clip when Obama took office in January. So it is possible that we are emerging from the most frightening economic downturn since the Depression. We won't be the same country when...
...permits becomes impossible," he says. "The online system tracks the flow of approval routes and leaves behind evidence in real time. If a manager holds on to an application for too long, he becomes a suspect. So administration becomes faster and uncorrupt." And while every big-city mayor may boast that his government is less corrupt than the last guy's - and corporate corruption has been an acknowledged problem in South Korea - Seoul has been named the world's most "advanced and efficient e-government" for several years by a U.N.-sponsored e-government-evaluation agency...
Wurzelbacher, Samuel "Joe the Plumber" •appearance of at right-wing blogger conference features boast by that Nancy Pelosi is the kind of person "I usually took behind the woodshed and just beat the livin...