Word: lean
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...concoction of confused urban do-gooders, and pointed to the support of prominent Hollywood stars like James Cromwell and Ellen DeGeneres as evidence. The opponents ran ads (funded by the nation’s largest agribusinesses) in which salt-of-the-earth farmers reminded blue collar workers that in lean economic times, they couldn’t afford to jeopardize their right to a cheap dozen pack of eggs...
...Should Gates be passed over or decline to continue serving, former Clinton Navy Secretary Richard Danzig is a leading contender to run the Pentagon. And Danzig made clear last month where an Obama Administration might lean in the wars currently underway. Iraq in "now a political problem; security and the presence of military is important, but we need to get the Iraqis catalyzed to come to grips with handling front line combat issues themselves," said Danzig in a breakfast with reporters. While the Pentagon must begin "moving additional combat brigades to Afghanistan," Danzig stressed that "there are opportunities...
...Focused on long-term growth, corporate pension funds tend to lean heavily on stocks. More than 60% of S&P 500 firms' holdings at the start of the year were in equities. Those firms that bet most aggressively on stocks have been especially hard hit. For example, about 80% of Harley-Davidson's pension assets were invested in equities at the end of last year. Johnson & Johnson's (79% equities) and Exxon's (75%) funds have also been bruised. But the pension pain may be most acute for smaller outfits, some of whose obligations amount to more than...
...MOVIE Splinter Seen enough of the Saw movies? For harrowing Horrorween chills, try Toby Wilkins' lean, nasty tale of four people (including thug Shea Whigham and dweeb Paulo Costanzo) battling a porcupinish parasite. It's like Night of the Living Dead but with prickles...
...suffering this much" - she, a therapist specializing in family and marriage counseling - "what about the women who have to send their seven-year-old [son] to his father's house, with the girlfriend? What about the women who are isolated, and don't have careers and friends to lean on?" In three days, a dozen women from around the world - Australia, Israel and Canada, where Stark lives - registered for Stark's six-week program...