Word: control
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Additionally, there are greater concerns that if too much media power aggregates in just a few companies, it will become harder for the myriad voices necessary in a democracy to find outlets. "I get very nervous when more and more control moves into fewer and fewer hands," warns Senator Mike DeWine, an Ohio Republican and chairman of the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights and Competition. "This is not a mere commodity we're talking about. It's something more fundamental--information in a democracy...
...tale of sin is papal power. Pius, born Eugenio Pacelli, hailed from a family of Vatican loyalists dedicated to tightening Rome's rein on its semi-independent European churches. As a diplomat in Germany, he pursued the long-term goal of a church-state pact granting Rome near total control over its Teutonic flock. No German leader would sign--until Hitler...
...went to my wife and I said, 'We have to make two more kids,' and she didn't want to do it. So I used to take her out on dates, and I'd hide her birth-control pills. That's how Venus came. With Serena, what I'd do with my wife when I'd take her out is make sure that she had her birth-control pills. I'd tell my buddy, 'You know we're from the ghetto, right? You just act like the worst Crip, and take her purse.' And I'd calm her down...
...whole underworld that to adults is always going to be impenetrable." That's a good description of the social setup she portrays at Hogwarts, where the students have stretches of time with little or no adult supervision. Rowling believes young people enjoy reading about peers who have a real control over their destiny. "Harry has to make his choices. He has limited access to really caring adults...
...that group? Savings bonds still offer a return that's competitive with things like bank CDs, money-market funds, Treasury bills and savings accounts. Better yet, the income is exempt from state and local taxes, and you have control over when you cash in savings bonds...