Word: interest
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...sour view of government intervention would suit both the American Left in the Bush-Cheney era and the Tea Party today. As we watch the three people we care about go through the familiar motions of trying to elude capture and escape the plague, we have to find interest in their different reactions to having to kill former friends on sight. For Sheriff David, the more logical, liberal one, becoming a vigilante is a burden; for the more trigger-happy Russell, it's liberation. (See if The Crazies comics are worth the money...
...crisis. However, what we need is more, not less, globalization—Michael Dawson, a political science Professor at the University of Chicago, devised the term “linked fate,” a concept in which interdependence, which is similar to globalization, is key to promoting group interests above individual interest. In determining public policy, powerful social concepts such as linked fate can be very useful for coming up with practical and sustainable solutions. To remedy the financial whooping cough Americans are going through, policy experts, banks, municipalities, and individuals should form a community advisory board...
...Director Bill Purcell largely attributed the spike in application numbers to students’ increased focus on public service. The faltering economy and difficult job market have also contributed to college students’ growing interest in public service careers, Purcell said...
...response to the increase in interest, the IOP is considering offering a larger number of internships next year and hiring a public service career counselor, according to Purcell...
...Clinton President Barack Obama learned his lesson on Kashmir early. When he suggested in an October 2008 interview with TIME's Joe Klein while still running for office that the U.S. might appoint a special envoy to Kashmir, the outrage from India came thick and fast. India has no interest in getting a third country involved in what it believes is purely a bilateral issue. Don't look for Obama to utter "Kashmir" again anytime soon. Still, the U.S. is believed to be a key player behind the scenes in pushing for the talks, and New Delhi will be listening...