Word: clear
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...economic conditions deteriorating, it became clear to us that we were going to really have to pull in the rein on our expenses," says Ulsh. OBT reluctantly scrapped its live orchestra and a few of its dancers - remaining ballerinas will now pirouette to recorded tunes. "We want to preserve the artistic integrity," says Ulsh. "At the end of the day, what we're putting on the stage defines...
...across the continent," says Matthew Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. To that end, Nigeria is taking a page from the West's playbook, filing a $45 billion damages suit against British American, Philip Morris and the domestic firm International Tobacco, alleging what Irukera calls a "clear strategy to market their products to young people." The tobacco companies deny the charge...
...Iran. It was ridiculed by John McCain and by Hillary Clinton, now his Secretary of State. Obama persisted, with reason: it was a good idea. How he proceeds now, after Iran's brutal electoral debacle, could be the most important foreign policy decision of his presidency. As Clinton made clear in a speech to the Council on Foreign Relations two days before Rafsanjani spoke, the Obama Administration has not wavered in its desire for talks. And yet, the body language has changed. (See pictures of people around the world protesting Iran's election...
...presidential candidate, Barack Obama talked about the issue of health care, but it is unlikely that the average voter understood what he intended to enact if elected. In any case, it would be difficult to argue that his victory last November earned him a clear mandate for the major overhaul of the system he now plans. (Read the transcript...
...Jerusalem, noting that the U.S. views such construction in the same light as settlement expansion. But while the Netanyahu government may be willing to dismantle some of the settlement outposts built without permission in the West Bank (they're usually rebuilt by settlers within days), the Prime Minister made clear on Sunday that "Israel will not agree to edicts of this kind in East Jerusalem...