Word: governors
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...States ballooned to 69 yesterday. The outbreak has already infected 1,600 citizens and claimed 150 lives in Mexico, the country where it originated. Effects of the potential pandemic could be felt across the U.S. as President Obama requested $1.5 billion from Congress to combat the virus, and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency after the virus infected more than 10 Californians and is currently being investigated for any role in the deaths of two others. As the death toll continues to rise, public health officials are not optimistic about the illness’s decline anytime...
...packed room of students, academics, and professionals at the Kennedy School yesterday. Dinkic said the United States has struggled so far because it has neither allowed failing financial institutions to fall nor given rescued banks enough money to jump start lending. Dinkic pointed to his own experience as governor of Serbia’s Central Bank, where he said he allowed four major banks to fold in one day in 2002 because the Serbian people had no confidence in them. Still, Dinkic expressed support for the Obama administration’s stimulus efforts, cautioning that the American public must...
...Texas Governor Rick Perry says any talk of closing the border is "premature." Meanwhile, Perry has declared a state of emergency and called on the Federal Government for support - an irony, his opponents say, given his recent comments about secession. But Perry, cognizant of the economic importance of the border and the close relationship with Mexico, appealed again to Texas pride: "As Texans always do when facing a challenge: We prepare for the worst, we pray for the best. Working together, we will get through this challenge as well." But if the demands to close the border succeed, Texas would...
...Rainbow City center, Davis frequently, and comfortably, mentions God. He is a Lutheran, recently married to a follower of the African Methodist Episcopal faith; he often attends a Baptist church and he describes himself as "a true ecumenist." From the crowd, there are questions, like: How would Davis, as governor, help make health insurance more available to folks who barely make $15,000 a year? And, why is Alabama consistently ranked near the bottom of the nation's education achievement tests, and what would Davis, as governor, do about it? "We pat ourselves on the back when we move from...
...poll commissioned by Davis' campaign, 51% of respondents said they believe Alabama is "ready" to elect a black governor in 2010, and 38% said the state is not. Davis' supporters point to those figures as evidence the state has progressed significantly on matters of race. Peggy Wallace Kennedy, George Wallace's daughter, drew headlines recently for endorsing Davis, and says, "I believe he'll be one of the best governors we've ever had." Asked what her father would say about the prospect of a black governor, she adds, "He'd just say, 'It's the future,' and I think...