Word: lock
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...beefed up personal savings in recent years, you're probably not ready to retire until you have bought an immediate-fixed annuity, an insurance contract that will pay you a set amount monthly for the rest of your life. With interest rates up, the guaranteed income you can lock in now appears generous...
...large degree by leftovers from the corrupt political class that once had a lock on power, they tried and failed to wrest power from Chavez with a coup d'etat in 2002 and a nationwide oil strike that paralyzed the country later that year. They only seemed to deepen their hole when they lost a 2004 referendum to oust Chavez and then boycotted parliamentary elections last year - a blunder that allowed Chavez allies to take 100% control of Venezuela's National Assembly and strengthened his seeming omnipotence. Since then, divisive infighting has been the opposition's norm...
...pencil in, newcomer Hank Johnson for the 4th Congressional district win in November, retaining the seat for Democrats as they fight to gain control of the House. Johnson defeated embattled incumbent Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney in a runoff Tuesday night in a Georgia district that has been a historical lock for Democrats. And it's even more of a sure thing now that the more moderate Johnson will be the candidate this fall...
...first time in years, it pays to pay attention. You may be stuck earning a token amount in a forgotten bank savings account or brokerage sweep account. If so, make a change. Bank CDs have O.K. yields. But with a CD, you lock up your money at a fixed rate of return for a period of months. Money funds have similar rates of return without locking up your cash, and with a money fund, you are certain to get higher rates if the Fed persists in boosting its benchmark federal funds rate...
...Melting! Friday, July 28, 10:33 p.m. Officers were dispatched to a report of a lock-out at Divinity Hall. Officers arrived and noticed damage done to the inside of the building due to heavy rain...