Word: concerns
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...think either of the presidential candidates would make a difference on animal issues? The Humane Society of the U.S. is rigidly non-partisan. I do hold a position with the Humane Society Legislative Fund, which is a separate organization with a separate board of directors. I think our biggest concern at the legislative fund is Sarah Palin's very hostile record toward animal protection. She was the leader in Alaska of a program that promoted aerial gunning of wolves and bears and that has really raised alarm bells with...
...biggest concern is that investors and banks might not be willing to take risks at the start of a recession, even a typical one. Without rising share prices or loans, it is very hard for corporate executives to expand their businesses, or in some cases even stay afloat. Given that, some market watchers are concerned that analysts might still have a too rosy picture of what many companies could earn in the next year...
...September, just around the time that the financial markets imploded and Americans started to learn more about Sarah Palin, Barack Obama started shooting up in New Hampshire polling, and he hasn't looked back. "There's been a real concern about her right-wing identification, particularly on social issues," says Linda Fowler, a political scientist at Dartmouth College. "Palin has just not sat well with independent women here." The running-mate pick may have helped McCain shore up his base in other states, but for New Hampshire's independent-minded voters, it raised questions about his "maverick" reputation and reminded...
...judges who ignored the will of the people.” But the duty of the judge is to be objective and uninfluenced by the “will of the people.” In interpreting an admittedly ambiguous area of the Constitution, the judges did right to concern themselves with a principled, correct interpretation rather than be motivated or frightened by the likely public response. And the interpretation they chose–the protection of minority rights–is not only acceptable, but laudable. A final criticism of the Court’s decision is that...
...Four years later, the Institute of Politics Youth Survey indicates that young voters’ distaste for the status quo has intensified, fed by growing concern about the economy...