Word: grand
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...unveiling a bill was this week, but the White House will miss that one too. The result of this tardiness is that Clinton's opponents are scoring points in the nascent debate, while a growing number of Americans are left with the impression that the Administration cannot translate its grand vision into workable policy. It does not help that the Administration keeps making embarrassing revisions to its original health-care budget. Just last week, the White House was forced to acknowledge that its plan will be more expensive than anticipated -- by as much as $21 billion over five years. That...
...true and reflected a mental breakdown. Jeffs has declined to elaborate on that confession of incest and later recordings have Jeffs denying them. More on the subject may be forthcoming, however, as Texas authorities examine DNA samples from Jeffs and others in their ongoing criminal investigation. An Eldorado grand jury is set to reconvene on July...
...American sentiments that run through the country despite Indians' enthusiastic consumption of tight jeans, French fries and Friends. Doraiswamy Raja, national secretary for the Communist Party of India, accuses Singh of "succumbing to the pressures of American imperialism" by signing the nuclear deal, warning that the U.S. "has a grand design for Asia, especially South Asia. They want India as part of the global strategy, a military ally...
...shifting, it might be less able to do so in the future. Meanwhile, with so much money to invest and a reluctance to abandon currencies that track the greenback, the SWFs of China and other emerging countries have few other places to go - so mutual interests might allow this grand bargain to continue. Washington has so far skirted the complicated issues deriving from the need for further recapitalization of its financial system. But the wealthiest country in the world may no longer be able to afford to be so picky about who rides to its rescue and on what terms...
...handle stage fright? -John Arndt Grand Rapids, Mich.The bigger the venue is, the better. Every time I go back to China, I play in stadiums that fit 10,000 to 12,000 people. They cheer like it's a pop concert. After the show, I need to wait two hours before I can get out of the stadium...