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...stands, the White House and most Republicans want cuts in corporate and income tax, which they argue will ease the strain on beleaguered companies. Congressional Democrats counter with demands for increased aid to unemployed and better health insurance for laid-off workers. This is stalemate at its best: occasional hints at compromise (and they have surfaced) have been overwhelmed by partisan bickering...
...past few years, Russia has frequently perceived its security interests as counter to our own. Russia voiced strong opposition to the NATO-led campaign in Kosovo and it has repeatedly used its veto power in the U.N. Security Council to block enforcement of the sanctions against Iraq. Russia has also shown little interest in stopping nuclear proliferation, as its cash-strapped government has sought to sell reactors and other materials to Iran...
Caroline A. Crescenzi’s raspy, infectious laugh fills the toy-packed Funny Farm as she waits on customers from behind a counter of wind-up toys...
Crescenzi says that customers have not just found unique toys in her bright blue- and yellow-painted basement store—two customers who met at the wind-up counter got married soon after...
...Sometimes we don’t really react as well as we should to their pressure,” Hagerman said. “We got caught not moving our feet. When you have a team that generates some good forechecking, it’s hard to counter-attack that once they start getting the momentum on top of you. It’s hard to regain your composure when the puck keeps getting thrown back down your throats...