Word: burdens
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...message alleging that the former Vietnam POW had somehow betrayed his fellow American captives. While he enjoys a solid base of support in a state with a large population of active and retired members of the military, the former Vietnam POW is dogged in the state by the same burden that sank his candidacy in Iowa - his stance on immigration. On Friday, at a campaign rally in Mt. Pleasant, one McCain supporter, Mike Schaffer, said he had called 12 voters that morning on behalf of the campaign. "Four of them were adamant that they were not happy with him, naming...
...other problems. With regard to education, Rudy increased standards in New York’s high schools and colleges. He reduced mob control of certain city markets, restructured the city’s hospital system, recharged the city after 9/11, and rectified many more problems, while reducing the tax burden on New Yorkers by over 17 percent. The list goes...
...little boy too. Because your brother has trouble learning sometimes, he might need help from you, but you're not his mommy or daddy. We will take care of him when he needs help.' That kind of message reaffirms one's love and lifts that burden...
...choking to death because it's overburdened by people, especially in the developed world. One Western child uses 30 times the resources a child born in a Third World country does. If wealthy people are going to have larger families, they should be taxed according to how much they burden the overall system. Instead, we now give credits for having children. If you love children and want a big family, adopt someone already here...
...subsidiary Audi) dominate the European market for high-performance, luxury vehicles. They resent being blamed for global warming, and say it is unfair that they have to bear the lion's share of cuts to meet greenhouse gas targets. A spokesman for BMW said, "Premium manufacturers are being disproportionately burdened and makers of small cars have to do little." Volkswagen called the penalty regime an "unacceptable burden...