Word: dollarized
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...seemingly effortless charm with juries; of an inoperable brain tumor diagnosed in 2003; at his home in Los Angeles. Born in Shreveport, La., a great-grandson of slaves, Cochran won recognition after suing police departments for abuse in the 1960s and proudly displayed copies of his plaintiffs' multimillion-dollar checks in his office. His fame crested in 1995 after his successful defense of O.J. Simpson, against seemingly overwhelming evidence, of charges that he murdered his ex-wife and her friend. Cochran's signature line, a reference to a blood-stained glove: "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit...
...Oregon-type voter initiative failed by only 2 percentage points in Maine in 2001, and a similar statute was narrowly defeated in Hawaii in 2002. Recent legislation was tabled in Wisconsin, Wyoming and Arizona. But with two Academy Award--winning movies this year featuring themes of assisted suicide--Million Dollar Baby and The Sea Inside--momentum, or at least public awareness, is clearly on the rise...
...with whom he has several children. He refuses to divorce Terri, which would force him to surrender his legal authority over her. Ironically, the money he has used to pay his lawyers, including renowned “right-to-die” advocate George Felos, is from the million-dollar settlement awarded in 1992 to pay for Terri Schiavo’s medical care. In effect, the money earmarked to save her life is the very money being used to kill...
Last Sunday night, NBC’s hit reality show “The Contender” aired the boxer Najai “Nitro” Turpin’s final fight. Turpin, a contestant on the show competing for the one million dollar prize, killed himself on February 14. Friends, family, and the producers of the show were shocked by Turpin’s suicide, unable to understand why he did it. The death of Turpin is a tragedy, but what is equally as sad is the reaction by some to Turpin’s passing...
...only is China's prosperity not financed by debt, it currently holds some $610 billion of foreign exchange reserves in U.S. currency and a substantial portion of the U.S. debt, giving it unprecedented influence over the fate of the dollar and even possibly over the U.S. money supply. It has become the epicenter of trade and investment in the Asian region, and is fast emerging as the dominant foreign partner in a some Latin American countries...