Word: lockstep
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...record numbers to defeat Aznar's party. But even if the catalyst came from al-Qaeda, the election turned into a referendum on Spain's involvement in the Iraq invasion, and the result was a sharp rebuke of a government that had defied its electorate to march in lockstep with...
...stubbornly behind. That kind of "multispeed Europe" has always been anathema to those who thought Europe should be more than an "à la carte" menu that lets members do as much or little as they liked. But it may turn out that Europe's refusal to march in lockstep toward union is a good thing after all. A divided Europe is both helping the U.S. in Iraq (New Europe) and prodding the U.S. toward greater international cooperation (Old Europe). It isn't easy, but a united Europe would have an even harder time getting both things done. Even...
...seems as if just about everyone has questions these days about the missing WMD. Did U.S. intelligence officials--or their civilian bosses--overstate the evidence of weapons before the war? And if some intelligence officials expressed skepticism about WMD, who ignored them? For the past several weeks, the usually lockstep Bush Administration has done its best to maintain a unified front in the face of these queries. Whenever asked, Administration officials have replied that the weapons will turn up eventually. But as the search drags on through its third largely futile month, the blame game in Washington has gone into...
...cuts create jobs, they boost spending, they lift the markets--they'll even paint your house for you. But Bush is having a hard time convincing others of that. The Senate has already cleaved in two the $726 billion price tag for Bush's plan. Even the normally lockstep House has voted to cap the cut at $550 billion. The public isn't enthusiastic either--only 42% think tax cuts are a good idea--but Bush continues to push headlong into the battle...
Variously described as understated and elusive, Watanabe nevertheless hasn't shied away from making bold, even shocking, statements on the runway. He famously bucked the minimalist lockstep of the mid-'90s to unleash a collection of clothing made of candy-colored polyvinyl chloride...