Word: grip
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...Fujimori-Toledo battle is less about policy than leadership style. Both men are committed to a program of economic reform and liberalization, but Toledo is challenging the president's increasingly authoritarian grip on power. Indeed, Fujimori's own constitution allows only two presidential terms, but he found a loophole to permit himself a third, and his supporters in Congress dismissed the constitutional court judges who demurred. But despite the strong public support he won in the early '90s for reining in inflation and facing down two leftist guerrilla insurgencies, many voters have turned against Fujimori. "The economy is stagnating with...
Microsoft isn't taking any chances on this public relations push, and in the interest of covering its bases it has accrued some serious Democratic influence to complement its grip on the GOP. But even amidst Microsoft's acquisition of high-profile pols like former Republican National Committee chairman Haley Barbour, Reed's appointment is raising a few eyebrows in the capital, says TIME Washington correspondent Viveca Novak. "Microsoft has been forking over huge amounts of money in the last year, hiring lobbyists with great connections who will plead their case," says Novak. "So no one is surprised they...
...mind, the industry has already demonstrated a good faith effort to improve the quality of air travel by issuing a proposed "Passenger Bill of Rights" in December. While it remains to be seen whether any actual improvements will emerge from that document, the airlines have the country in their grip. Passengers have very little recourse in their battle with the industry; the economy is good and more people are flying - for business and pleasure - than ever before. The airlines know perfectly well that we're stuck. After all, what are dissatisfied leisure fliers going to do - walk to their European...
...return for my valued thoughts, Andy kindly taught me to smoke the pipe he had with him, and so we passed the pipe back and forth over Dean and Rick. (Note to reader: no wacky tabacky with these boys). I practiced my grip, with the three guys as my feedback panel, until I had a satisfactorily feminine form...
...team of advisers, including feminist author Wolf, he's changed everything from his wardrobe to his talking points, bombarding women's groups with pointed talks on Social Security and women, health care and women, abortion rights and women. Bush, on the other hand, seems to be losing his grip on his female lead - a slip that should set off warning bells in the GOP. After all, we learned one thing during the Clinton campaigns: As women voters go, so goes the country...