Word: confronted
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...begin to wean the economy from extreme monetary measures. But it will do so with utmost caution. Everything will be done to maintain confidence, for Japan has not yet put all challenges behind it. The economy carries unprecedented levels of government debt?just as public budgets are programmed to confront the double whammy of a society aging faster than any other on earth, and a contracting population. Inevitably, this will one day mean significantly higher taxes, together with reduced social welfare and pension payments. At the same time, Japan faces ever more intense international competition, from China in low-value...
...Khalilzad tried to persuade al-Hakim to help revive the Iraqi political process, stalled in part because the Shi'ites refuse to bend to demands by secular, Kurdish and Sunni parties that Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari not be given a second term. Al-Hakim didn't want to confront his fellow Shi'ite. But he had another idea: Couldn't Khalilzad nudge al-Jaafari aside? Khalilzad kept a straight face at the suggestion. But as his convoy speeds through the streets of Baghdad toward the relative safety of the highly fortified green zone, Khalilzad chuckles wearily, knowing that...
...begin to wean the economy from extreme monetary measures. But it will do so with utmost caution. Everything will be done to maintain confidence, for Japan has not yet put all challenges behind it. The economy carries unprecedented levels of government debt-just as public budgets are programmed to confront the double whammy of a society aging faster than any other on earth, and a contracting population. Inevitably, this will one day mean significantly higher taxes, together with reduced social welfare and pension payments. At the same time, Japan faces ever more intense international competition, from China in low-value...
...reservation, two women confront each other across a weed-choked yard. Bullcreek's run-down house is surrounded by old tires and broken furniture. "It would be nice to live comfortably," she says. "But we want to maintain our heritage--not be a dumping ground for the domineering society." In contrast, Lori Skiby, 44, the Goshutes' vice chairwoman, has built a $100,000 house thanks to utility-funded tribal loans. "Traditional values don't put a roof over your head," she counters. Both say they want the same thing: for their children and grandchildren to live a good, safe life...
...officers and Iraqi government officials to determine if the person should be released, remain imprisoned because he's a threat, or be tried by Iraqi courts. But the human right organization isn't persuaded. "To hold this number of people without any possibility that they will be allowed to confront the charges against them," says William Schulz, executive director for Amnesty International USA, "is about as fundamental an abuse of human rights...