Word: labors
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...around among my own family and see the banal people, tolerably healthy though they are, then it seems to me that my contribution to this pitiful business mustn't be valued that highly, either. I console myself with the fact that life still goes on through the fruits of labor. The happy consciousness of having really acted productively and liberatingly in this way, and lastingly so, is a consolation for me that nothing can destroy. With this thought I will know how to bear the experiences of my children, sad though they may be; if only the cursed drive...
...debate saw both candidates trying to change the subject from Iraq. Lieberman, eager to appeal to Democrats who might be frustrated with him on Iraq, continually referred to his work on preventing a Connecticut submarine base from being closed by the Department of Defense and his endorsements by labor, pro-abortion rights and environmental groups for supporting their causes. Meanwhile Lamont tried to expand the number of fronts on which to attack Lieberman as not being a true Democrat: he criticized Lieberman for supporting an energy bill that had tax breaks for big business and attacked him for his support...
...stop hiring illegal immigrants. And that's not just to do "jobs that Americans won't do," but the jobs that make the lives of average Americans easier and cushier. After months of discussing this issue, little has been said about the "domestic" consumption of illegal immigrant labor. You'd never guess that so many households rely on housekeepers, nannies and gardeners. When politicians and talk show hosts talk about getting tough with employers, the villain is usually some gigantic, faceless company. It's rarely our friends and neighbors, or the soccer moms who cruise around in their SUVs...
...plant. The company has also posted an on-site representative at Red River to oversee repair work on transmissions for BAE's Bradley. Working together, the BAE--Red River team increased output from 1.5 to 4 units per shift. In many Army facilities, the physical work, or "touch labor," is done by military staff, "but the crucial technical support is private industry," says Griffin of the Army Matériel Command. There are more than 300 such partnerships throughout the Army, and Griffin says they accounted for $225 million in cost savings last year alone...
...will need millions of new workers to keep its economy chugging. China could easily supply them. But Russia, says Guan Guihai, associate dean of the School of International Studies at Peking University, "remains concerned that the Chinese population could overtake the Russian population in the border regions if labor policies were changed, and that would threaten national security." He says Russia gets nervous if China "sends as much as an economic research mission to one of the Central Asian countries." A marriage this may be, but it is one between porcupines. The Middle East is another area where Moscow...