Word: bolds
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...dawn on March 7, 1936, Hitler made the first bold use of his growing Wehrmacht. Though his generals had warned him that the French would resist and that Germany was still too weak to fight, Hitler sent three battalions across the Rhine to occupy the supposedly demilitarized Rhineland. "We have no ) territorial demands to make in Europe," he proclaimed. "Germany will never break the peace!" It was all bluff. "If the French had then marched into the Rhineland, we would have had to withdraw with our tails between our legs," Hitler later said. "A retreat on our part would have...
While the bailout has bold ambitions, its financing is based on a dismaying kind of budgetary sleight of hand that hides the real cost from taxpayers. Of the $50 billion that the Government will spend on the bailout in this fiscal year, $30 billion will be borrowed through bond sales and will be considered "off budget." It will not be counted as Government spending and will not exacerbate this year's federal deficit. The remaining $20 billion will be in the budget, but slipped in through a loophole in the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings law, so that the spending will...
...political and economic change -- even if the party runs the risk of angering Moscow. So far, the Baltic challenge has not erupted in ethnic violence and social anarchy; instead, it has been subtly expressed in arcane legal debate and parliamentary procedure. For President Mikhail Gorbachev, it represents both a bold affirmation of his goal of creating a society governed by law and an assault against the national union he has vowed to protect. How he responds could determine the future of perestroika...
...above all, keep us entertained, keep us awake. Be bold, be personal, be witty, be chock full of facts. I'm sure you can do it all without studying if you try. We did. Best Wishes...
Three states -- Arkansas, South Carolina and West Virginia -- have made bold attempts to improve schools. Their efforts provide valuable lessons for others...