Word: gainful
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...through Europe and brought a public rebuke from U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney. In December, Russia threatened to cut gas to two other former Soviet republics, Georgia and Belarus, unless they paid higher prices; and the Anglo-Dutch oil firm Shell bowed to pressure to let state-owned Gazprom gain control of a $20 billion natural-gas project in Sakhalin Island, shocking foreign investors...
...involved. This narrow-minded arrogance, the presumption that we have all the answers, is exactly how the U.S. got to this point. It is time for the Administration to get other countries involved in finding a solution to the impossible situation the U.S. faces in Iraq. We might actually gain some goodwill, something we need in the Middle East. LORI SMITH Austin, Texas...
While the school lets a few business-savvy students come straight from college, the admissions office encourages these deferred students to take time to gain “substantive exposure to business,” she adds...
...Rebuilding the House Incoming house speaker Nancy Pelosi failed in her campaign to elect her ally John Murtha as House majority leader [Nov. 27]. But why should anyone have been surprised by Pelosi's decision to support the populist Murtha? The Democrats' gain in the election was primarily driven by dissatisfaction with the Republican Party, not support for left-wingers. I'm not sure, however, that either party deserved to win. The constant bickering and lack of focus on results shown by both parties are appalling and discouraging. Glen Wilson Westerville, Ohio...
...fire in the non-conference part of its schedule before Ivy League action begins in 2007. “Playing a tougher mental team is going to help us improve our mental game,” Lackner said. “It’s a good opportunity to gain some confidence.” “The spark is going to come from our frustration with our record—we are good and our record doesn’t show that,” Rollins added. “Someone has to beat Wisconsin at home...