Word: leveller
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...head in the Columbine library because she copped to God, got a truckload of ink. No, this being the entertainment business, it?s more likely a matter of timing. And the emotional difference between two tragedies ?- another teen massacre, which sickens, and another devastating hurricane, which, on a deep level, is undeniably exhilarating...
...They'll be a hard act to follow," she said. "They've been very, very engaged on every level...
...full potential of the Internet, more vigilance is needed in public policy ?- this is no time to go on autopilot. "As the Internet reshapes the business work force, is a brain trust shortage in the offing? Absolutely," warns Varian. "We've got to improve education at every level: elementary, high school, college, and ?- I think most importantly ?- continuing on-the-job education...
...Schroeder has attempted to follow in the footsteps of Clinton and Britain's Tony Blair by combining traditional liberal and social democratic concerns with strict fiscal discipline. But the political center in Germany is well to the left of its American equivalent - even conservative governments have traditionally maintained a level of welfare provision that would make Ted Kennedy blush. "Social Democratic supporters have been shocked by Schroeder?s plans, because they?re so unlike the party?s traditional policies," says Sautter. And while Clinton?s policies were put before the voters at two-year intervals, an ongoing series of state...
...easier when there are all sorts of unregistered businesses being run from many Moscow apartment buildings. And then, straight after the attack, the authorities announce the name of a wanted man, only to admit hours later that the ?suspect? died in a car crash in February. So at every level, you see the corruption and ineptitude of the state, and that leaves people without hope." Even if the perpetrators are caught, it will be a long time before the rot they?ve exposed will be eliminated...