Word: disappeared
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...sell Parmalat products, and Parmalat would send them fake invoices and charge costs and fees to make the "sales" look legitimate. Then Parmalat would write out a credit note for the amount the subsidiaries supposedly owed it, and take that to banks to raise money. To make the debt disappear, Parmalat transferred the liabilities to off-book subsidi-aries, also based in offshore havens. Bondi, the bankruptcy commissioner, says the system was a lethal brew. "In an attempt to hide its state of insolvency," he said in a report, Parmalat "entangled itself in gran-diose financial operations that were ever...
...take the fight to the G.O.P., and to win. The Democrats have now lost five of the past seven presidential elections and seven of the past 10. Over the past 30 years, the party has seen its majorities in Congress, in Governor's mansions and in state legislatures all disappear. For the first time since the 1920s, more Americans identify themselves as Republicans than as Democrats. Which means that losing again in 2008 wouldn't just be disappointing for the Democrats. It could leave the party in the wilderness for many years...
...Were Watching Our Lead Disappear...
...compelling explanations he routinely gave on the stump. As the squalls continued, Hughes stood huddled in the corner with communications director Bartlett to discuss the setback in the making. Chief strategist Matthew Dowd held both hands to his mouth as if in prayer. "We were watching our lead disappear," says a Bush official...
...years before, Clinton had been shunned by his own Vice President, and more than a few Democrats believe that hurt Gore. But even so, there were dangers in flying too close to the Sun King now, not the least of which was how a gray presence like Kerry could disappear in the glare. There were those who believed that Clinton's real interest was less in helping Kerry win in 2004 than in clearing the way for Hillary...