Word: broader
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...should stand up and say it," says Crist. "I don't have the luxury of scoring political points with conservatives or anyone else during the worst economic meltdown since the Great Depression." At the same time, he is quick to stress that he is no fan of Obama's broader agenda. Crist insists he shares "the ideological concern about the direction the Obama Administration is taking us. Government can't keep growing that way and putting future generations at risk with trillions of dollars of debt." (Read "Crist: Too Moderate for Florida Republicans...
...looking for a job but would happily take one if offered. Those ranks surely swell in a deep recession or during a time of economic turmoil that destroys entire job categories (like autoworker). The government's statisticians are aware of this, and since the 1970s the BLS has published broader measures of unemployment that include at least some of these people. In 1994 the broadest measure - which counts as unemployed those who have looked for work in the past year but not the past four weeks, plus part-time workers who would rather be working full time - was dubbed...
...Ayatullah Hossein Ali Montazeri was known as Iran's defiant cleric, first in challenging the autocratic rule of the Shah, and then later in confronting the very revolution he had helped foment. Now, the big question in Tehran is whether his sudden death of natural causes will catalyze a broader showdown between the regime and the opposition Green Movement...
Previous studies looking at a narrower population of youngsters have suggested that as much as 40% of the rise in autism cases might be explained by broader diagnostic definitions and by heightened awareness of the condition. But that still leaves 60% of the increase unaccounted for. "Most scientists believe there is something more than just awareness and a broadening definition that is responsible for the rise," says Dr. Gary Goldstein, president of the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore. "We are seeing some fraction of the increase that is probably due to more cases of autism...
...Here's another brand whose public statements about Woods have been a bit ominous. "We are presently evaluating our ongoing relationship," the company said. Says Ganis: "AT&T has to be a little nervous. The company is reaching out to a broader, more Middle American demographic than some of the others." AT&T offers a commodity, phone service, and Tiger's golf bag is basically a billboard for it. This is one company that can probably afford to drop Woods from its roster...