Word: hurtfulness
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...enterprising investigator of the candidates than it once was," singling out The Washington Post for running 10 fewer in-depth candidate profiles during the 2008 presidential election than it did in 1992. The report spreads the blame around, though, observing that cutbacks and increasingly PR-savvy campaigns have also hurt the profession: "Most of what we know about the new president came from his campaign rather than from media enterprise...
Words can hurt. That's a lesson Ben Bernanke learned not long after being confirmed in January 2006 as the head of the U.S. Federal Reserve. At a Washington dinner a few months later, Bernanke responded to a question from CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo, who asked whether the media and financial markets were right to think that he had signaled the Fed was done raising interest rates. "He said, flatly, no," she reported on her program at about 3:15 p.m. the following Monday, causing stock prices to drop sharply before the market closed. He called that move a mistake...
That would be BHP Billiton, mate, an Xstrata rival. In fact, Geoff Clare, an executive director of Queensland's Environmental Protection Agency, had mining in mind because the industry had raked in record profits thanks to Australia's commodity boom. Some green sheen wouldn't hurt the industry...
...used to resent this self-destructive behavior, wallowing in post-text shame. But after three years in college, I’ve learned to embrace it. In fact, I’m proud to be a textual harasser. In my opinion, a little love or lust note never hurt anyone...
...freshman proctor applications, up 30 from last year. Proctor applications were due in January but the FDO will continue to see applications come in this spring, possibly due to the allure of free housing in a down economy. “I think the economy doesn’t hurt people’s interest but the word on street is that [being a proctor] is rewarding work and people have a chance to make a difference,” Dingman said. Dingman said that the FDO has been working to cut programs and costs that will not directly affect...