Word: demanding
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Both Republicans and Democrats should resist the urge to punish rather than prevent. Republicans must demand, as they did on last week, that their leadership present them with stricter gun control legislation and make stronger efforts to get out from under the nefarious influence of the NRA. Democrats must work actively to pass legislation improving guidance and mental health counseling for juveniles. Littleton's lesson is not one of retribution--it should be one of prevention and education...
...second demand was for workers to be paid a "living wage" for the country they live in. Third was an assurance of protection for women--who activists say are more vulnerable in some factory settings...
There exists a paradigm of the perfect economy, a place where a dismal scientist may even lay down his HP-19B calculator because analysis is superfluous in a land where supply and demand are calibrated, inflation is checked, growth steady, the workforce fully employed and the stock market bullish. For the moment, the U.S. may be that perfect economy, and that means the greatest challenge for Larry Summers, 44, the new nominee for Secretary of the Treasury, will be not to muck things...
...spectacular run of bad luck. But the losses--the launch vehicles and the satellites they were carrying cost at least $3.5 billion--come at a time when the industry is simultaneously consolidating, introducing new technology and trying to boost the number of annual launches to meet rising demand. That's not a prescription for smooth sailing. "It could be a string of bad luck," says Pierre Chao, an analyst for Morgan Stanley Dean Witter. "Or they are doing so many launches that something slipped...
...carriers like American after Congress deregulated the airlines in 1978. While consumer advocates welcomed the suit, legal experts said it would be tough for Justice to prove predatory pricing. "We didn't undercut," argues American spokesman Chris Chiames. "We matched fares set by others and added seats when the demand went...