Word: momentum
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...Injecting money into the system - whether through consumer spending, business investment or stimulus funds - is a short-term fix designed to get the gears moving again. That re-establishment of momentum is an important part of economic recovery. But getting things moving isn't the same as keeping them moving. In the long term, there is only one way to create enough jobs for the economy: innovation. (See "Why the Economic Recovery May Be Disappointing...
...analysis which has made them "giddy," in the words of House majority whip Jim Clyburn, it clears the way for a vote as soon as Sunday afternoon on the Senate health-reform bill and a package of changes to the legislation assembled by House Democratic leaders. Indeed, the momentum seemed to be shifting as the day went on. In the wake of the positive CBO evaluation, Democratic Representatives Betsy Markey and Bart Gordon - who voted against an earlier House reform bill - committed to supporting the newly unveiled legislation. Also on board Thursday were members of the House Hispanic Caucus...
...fish on CITES Appendix 1. The appendix, which bans trade in endangered species, has - with the exception of certain whales and dolphins - historically excluded marine life, and Japan, which consumes about 80% of the 60,000 tons of bluefin caught each year, promised to vote against any ban. But momentum in favor of Monaco's proposal appeared to be growing, especially when the Obama Administration lent its support on March 3, followed a week later by the European Parliament and Norway, another major fishing country. (See the top 10 most dangerous foods...
...Thursday's meeting in Doha, though, delegates from Libya quickly put a stop to that momentum. "Let's just say they were very impassioned," says Glenn Sant, global marine program leader for Traffic, a U.K.-based organization that monitors international trade in wildlife. "We had expected the proposal to go to a working group for extended debate, but Libya called for a vote immediately...
...While House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spent another day wooing votes for a package of still largely unknown changes to the Senate health bill that would bring it more in line with the House bill that passed last year, the GOP line of attack seemed to be gathering momentum. The delayed Congressional Budget Office estimate of how the revamped bill would affect the federal deficit has created a convenient opening for Republicans to shift the narrative from the substance of the Democratic legislation to the process by which it may be passed through Congress. (See the top 10 health care reform...