Word: hille
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...Gibbons, Eureka's Republican Congressman (his district is the nation's third largest and includes the whole state except for central Las Vegas), feels a little alienated himself. In town for a make-your-own-sub-sandwich get-together, he characterizes his job on Capitol Hill as a "David and Goliath" situation. "There's a cynicism about government out here because it's so far away," says Gibbons. "Every state has its believers in black helicopters, but our real problem is that the rest of the country sees us as a solution to its problems. Everybody wants to dump their...
...might be all the gold--gold, the traditional hedge against inflation, the currency of fear. As anyone who has seen The Treasure of the Sierra Madre knows, gold tends to fuel a peculiar cycle of euphoria, panic and suspicion. In Eureka, where a new mine is opening up, the hills around town are being graded and bulldozed in preparation for dozens of fancy new homes. Eureka's Cuchine fears the houses are a rip-off, a scheme by the mining conglomerate to sell real estate that it knows will be worthless when the mine's exhausted. "Seven years from...
...Hebei women want to expand their horizons further. So she invites speakers from the provincial capital and even Beijing to give lectures about the world beyond Tuonan township. "Only if we liberate our minds can we liberate the country," says Li. Shi Meirong, 52, who lives in the hill village of Lingnan, would like to believe her, but Shi is still on the very first rung of economic development. "Only when you have money can you be master of your fate," she says. "When you're just struggling to get by, it's hard to have bigger visions...
With the tax bill squared away, the White House gets nervous WASHINGTON, D.C.: It was a very happy day on the Hill as Congressmen flush with funds from a surging economy got to play Santa in the form of a $135 billion tax cut package, the largest tax relief in more than a decade. Coming a day after the House overwhelmingly voted for its GOP-sponsored tax relief proposal, the White House is feeling the pressure to make a deal fast. Just minutes after the House bill passed the bill, Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin was sequestered with chief House...
With the tax bill squared away, the White House gets nervous WASHINGTON, D.C.: It was a very happy day on the Hill as Congressmen flush with funds from a surging economy got to play Santa in the form of a $135 billion tax cut package, the largest tax relief in more than a decade. Coming a day after the House overwhelmingly voted for its GOP-sponsored tax relief proposal, the White House is feeling the pressure to make a deal fast. Just minutes after the House bill passed the bill, Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin was sequestered with chief House...