Word: cementing
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...They would own their own risk, essentially, with a direct stake in things like their retirement and health-care dollars. They would be able to watch benefits accrue, knowing the funds could never be snatched away as the result of a policy shift. Bush's Social Security reforms would cement this ownership society, with personal savings accounts, which would allow taxpayers to invest some portion of their Social Security taxes in exchange for reduced payouts. But as a result, Americans would no longer be able to count on a promise they have grown up with--that the next generation will...
...other business, Council Treasurer Clay T. Capp ’06, along with Mahan and Secretary Matthew R. Greenfield ’08, introduced a bill to amend the council constitution and cement changes passed by a termbill fee hike referendum last spring...
Tucked away in the by-lanes of Baghdad's upscale Yarmouk district, the Omar al-Mukhtar Mosque is an unimpressive structure. Gray cement and concrete, it boasts no glittering dome, no grand courtyard, no elaborate stucco work on the ceiling. The loudspeakers on its single minaret are set at a modest volume, and the muezzin's call to prayer barely travels a few blocks. "We like to keep things low-key," says Abdul Karim al-Nasseri, the mosque's soft-voiced imam. "People come here for quiet contemplation...
...leeway in demanding that a new Palestinian leadership proves its intent to clamp down on terrorism. But if the leadership replacing Arafat is dominated by the likes of such recognized moderates as former Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas the Israeli leader will also face pressure to help his Palestinian counterparts cement their authority. The most important first step in this regard may be withdrawing troops and easing the security grip on Palestinian population centers to allow the holding of elections...
...head of the country's military, a position he promised to relinquish last November; by the lower house of the National Assembly; in Islamabad. The bill was approved by a 190-107 vote, with proponents saying it would bring stability to the country and opponents complaining it would cement the military's dominance of Pakistani politics. The bill is expected to be passed by the Senate...