Word: dismissals
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Chavez--who faces a national recall referendum on Aug. 15--warned the U.S. this year that he'll turn off the oil spigot if the Bush Administration threatens to invade Venezuela over either politics or oil. U.S. officials dismiss that notion as absurd, but Rodriguez echoes the concern: "Many people here fear what happened in Iraq could happen to Venezuela." Still, Rodriguez, an attorney and a classical-music lover, emphasizes that Venezuela "doesn't want price volatility" and wants to continue being the U.S.'s most reliable supplier. "There is no contradiction between a strong alliance with OPEC," he says...
...while Porter agreed that is all Clinton’s version of the events amounts to, he was not quite so quick to dismiss its effects...
...seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder Her portraits simply drip glamour - the wealthy and celebrated of the day posed for Tamara de Lempicka, and her striking oils capture their red lipstick, perfect nails and skin as glossy as their satin dresses. Some art authorities dismiss De Lempicka (1898-1980), a Polish-Russian painter who flourished in '20s and '30s Paris, as a purveyor of kitsch, and leave her out of their histories of 20th century art. Others see her as an icon whose work captured the spirit of the Art Deco age. Not surprisingly, many...
Though most jurors thought there had been abusive incidents, many were reluctant to dismiss their doubts. But each was a tough, rational New Yorker through and through, determined to stick it out until we reached the right verdict. After a while we cajoled the bailiffs into getting us coffee and cookies, and at some point that afternoon, we agreed that there had been a robbery, but that we didn’t have enough evidence to convict on the two weapons charges (though some of us grumbled at that). Four counts down...
...banks last week - unrelated to the Yukos affair but worrisome nonetheless - have focused attention on the Putin administration's failure to push through structural reform. Still, adds the World Bank's Ruehl, "foreign portfolio managers have a short memory." If things calm down after the Yukos endgame, investors may dismiss Yukos as an unfortunate one-off - unless or until the bailiffs turn up at another corporate headquarters...