Word: effort
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...Kabul during the run-up to Afghanistan's landmark Aug. 20 presidential election killed at least 15 people before the polls even opened. The violence, combined with the Taliban's threat to amputate the ink-marked fingers of anyone caught voting, was part of the militant group's effort to keep Afghans away from the polls, tainting the legitimacy of the election. If a runoff between the top two candidates is necessary, the final outcome may be delayed...
...eBay, claims its Chevy Volt will get 230 m.p.g. and boasts that a $4,000 compact is in the works. Volkswagen is merging with Porsche. TV car guys with names like "Dealin' Doug" are screaming about incentives this and rebates that. And the government's porky cash-for-clunkers effort is ridin' herd on gas hogs...
More startling is the misguided attempt to move past the violence and push for a bipartisan health-care bill: the misdeeds and misfires of the so-called “Gang of Six.” Although an effort at bipartisanship is both necessary and appropriate, the Gang of Six is less likely to craft consensus than hamstring effective reform...
Like my senator, Jeff Bingaman, I think some effort at bipartisanship is necessary to make reform more appealing. But that happy trail appears to be ending...
...Olympic-sized swimming pools was dumped onto nearby homes and in tributaries of the Tennessee River. The accident killed millions of fish, destroyed 300 acres of property, and badly contaminated local water sources. The Tennessee Valley Authority estimates that the spill will require a multi-year, billion-dollar cleanup effort...