Word: equalization
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...bombings - the little-known Socialist leader made waves with his announcement of an immediate withdrawal of Spanish troops from Iraq. But the sweeping agenda of progressive social policy is what has truly marked Zapatero's term. He pushed through major women's-rights legislation, including parity in electoral lists, equal-pay provisions, and a comprehensive anti-domestic-violence law in a country still suffering the ill effects of machismo. An "express divorce" law was passed to make ending a marriage quicker and easier. Zapatero also signed a far-reaching amnesty for illegal immigrants and their families...
...than the $141 billion it is slated to receive in 2009. The Marines asked for $3 billion more than their proposed ration of $25 billion. The Navy asked for $5 billion to be added to its bottom line of $124 billion. But all those sums added together don't equal the - hold your breath, dear taxpayer - $19 billion that the Air Force wants over and above its $144 billion request...
...drove its length, passing pristine white beaches, lonely scuba divers and dilapidated Portuguese mansions, I met intensely angry former guerrilla fighters, some of whom had been sacked from the army. They had armed themselves with sticks and jungle slingshots and were heading for Dili to demand money, jobs and equal treatment for all East Timorese...
...bombings are decried for the innocent lives lost; Friday sermons promote the sanctity of life in half-hearted efforts to shame the perpetrators. But rarely is there outright condemnation, and never has a movement equal in force and influence arisen to counter the extremists. Why don't the moderates stand up? That's a question posed not just in Pakistan but across the Muslim world and indeed in the West. In Pakistan, the battle for the soul of Islam will determine the country's place in the world: whether it can take the lead as a modern Muslim nation...
...brilliant scholar of the South, and now the first female president of Harvard, Drew Faust has been fearless in standing up for equity and excellence in education, passionate about the search for knowledge and truth, and committed to the cause of creating a free and equal citizenry,” said University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann ’71 in an e-mailed statement. “We are delighted to be offering her an honorary degree from Penn, her academic home for so many years...