Word: domain
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...whole grand scheme is the dream of President Omar Bongo, who came to power in Gabon 18 years ago. A trip from the capital, Libreville, to the coast and back again then took up to 40 days by car. To unify his domain and its population, estimated at 1 million people, Bongo was determined to create iron paths through the jungle. The railway would also, he decided, give access to valuable hardwood and deposits of manganese and uranium...
...chamber hopes to raise $300,000 within the next 18 months. Predictably, the move has drawn few hoorays from local businessmen. Says Jim Arthur, president of California Lifestyles, a maker of souvenir sportswear: "The notion is absurd. If the name of the city isn't in the public domain, then what is?" The courts may ultimately determine if the chamber's claim is valid...
...years since the end of apartheid [April 25], you showed a photo of a gated compound where whites are living. But the attraction of secure communities has nothing to do with race and everything to do with keeping crime at bay. Gated residential compounds are not the exclusive domain of white South Africans. Blacks, who are victims of urban crime as frequently as whites, also take up residence in these communities, where different races co-exist side by side. In the one where I live, residents have experienced virtually no crime and enjoy the freedom of their streets around...
...entitlement programs. In 1996 he warned investors of "irrational exuberance," only to turn around and exacerbate the stock market bubble, his critics allege, by becoming a cheerleader for the New Economy. Many Fed watchers believe that by injecting himself--usually at Congress's request--into issues outside his official domain, he could have set a dangerous precedent for his successor, who could be blamed for problems beyond the Fed's control. "If you get someone who is not as good as Greenspan, it can lead to attacks on the Fed," says Frederic Mishkin, an economics professor at Columbia Business School...
...Once the domain of hippie holdouts, organic home décor has gone mainstream. From fume-free paint to chairs made from sustainable wood, a growing number of products are manufactured without the chemicals used in traditionally made furnishings. They still cost a little more, but now they're easier to find and surprisingly chic. --By Lisa McLaughlin