Word: creations
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...past, pouring $100 billion into public transit. New transportation bills are authorized only once every six years, and there's a real sense that this year - with a convergence of concerns over congestion, climate change and gas prices - could be a watershed moment for transit, just as the creation of the interstate-highway system in the 1950s put the U.S. on the road to becoming a car-loving nation. "We need to drastically increase the overall investment level for transportation infrastructure, but especially for transit's share," says Lovass...
...former President Megawati Sukarnoputri preparing for their second round this week, many voters are left wondering if the extensively covered debates are really going to change any minds. With the exception of their economic policies, positions on issues ranging from education and health care to corruption and job creation have been presented in generalities - a flaw that some are blaming on the structure of the events themselves. "The debates won't change any opinions unless the format is changed and more details can be revealed," says Effendi Ghazali, professor of political communications at the University of Indonesia. "There are differences...
...scandal hit Labour hardest. Reports of Conservative grandees submitting bills for the upkeep of mansions have reinforced the party's unfortunate image of entitlement and wealth, but the vision of Labour MPs subsidizing their lifestyles is more damaging still. New Labour defined itself as a party that encouraged wealth creation, that in the words of Peter Mandelson, Business Secretary and Brown's de facto deputy, was "intensely relaxed about people getting filthy rich." But it still prioritized the needs of ordinary Britons. "When you see politicians charging for small things, like a bathroom plug, you know they don't care...
...even as the downturn forced Labour to dump its tarnished rule to start spending like Paris Hilton on a shopping spree, it revealed weaknesses in Labour's orthodoxy about wealth creation as the means to social justice. After years of boom, the gap between rich and poor in Britain has actually widened, while higher earners face swingeing future taxes to plug a widening deficit. And some of the things Brown does not do so well are the things that have made him vulnerable to leadership challenges. A serious man, a well-meaning man, he's a hopeless communicator...
...hotly contested June 7 parliamentary elections, upsetting an opposition coalition led by the Shi'ite paramilitary group Hizballah. The pro-West, anti-Syria alliance's victory was lauded by the U.S., which had threatened to withhold financial aid to Lebanon if the Iran-backed opposition triumphed. Negotiations on the creation of a national-unity government are set to begin in the coming weeks, though Hizballah's insistence on retaining legislative-veto power is expected to be a source of contention...