Word: junker
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...investigations into the people to find out, What does their economic situation look like?" she said. "One person who did this in the past--he has such severe debt, owns a home that was, like, $100,000, fights with his wife all the time, drives a junker of a car, doesn't have a pot to pee in. It just validated the fact that when people are so vindictive and they're really trying to slam you, it's because they're so desperate--they're trying to do anything to get noticed. I just feel sorry for them...
...Long a complaint aired primarily by the French, American willingness to allow the dollar to slip, which makes U.S. exports cheaper compared to foreign rivals, is now being denounced by a growing number of E.U. officials. Responding to the widening exchange rate gap from Luxembourg on Monday, Jean-Claude Junker - head of the Eurogroup of 13 nations who share the euro as their currency - complained about American indifference to dollar's slide...
...Junker, whose own four children are split on his monument (his wife died in 1993), admits to the conflict. Among the first sights at the memorial is a large rendering of the First Amendment. Behind a vast concrete deck that looks over the pond and features a towering American flag is what Junker hopes will become something of a museum to Hitler. Inside, the vast room is sparse. A long table sits at the entrance and nearly empty bookcases rest against either wall; Junker plans to fill them with writings that illustrate his personal and political beliefs...
...Though the official opening has been called off, Junker insists the museum is open to anyone. Junker says he has no fear of being targeted, and that if he is attacked, he will gladly die an old man ?who lived his life?s dream...
...will actually visit his dream? Junker imagines both Nazi sympathizers as well as people who make the long trip to Sugar Creek simply to show how much they hate the idea of a Hitler museum. Either way, Junker says, he?ll greet them with his ready smile and firm grip. ?This isn?t about hate,? he says. ?Take hate out of it. It?s about understanding...