Word: move
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...slashing production is unlikely to achieve stability or even to significantly boost prices, say analysts, because traders and investors had anticipated Opec's move and have, for weeks, priced it into their transactions. Investors have pulled billions of dollars out of the oil-futures market since the onset of the financial crisis three months ago, and, say analysts, Opec's ability to control the fluctuation of prices has diminished in recent years as the factors governing supply and demand have grown vastly more complex...
...straddling these camps, Duncan echoes Obama's frustration with what the President-elect has called "tired educational debates." In his announcement of Duncan's nomination, Obama made clear that he wants to move past such standoffs. "It's been Democrat vs. Republican, vouchers vs. the status quo, more money vs. more reform," he said. "There's partisanship and there's bickering, but no understanding that both sides have good ideas and good intentions...
However, should Paterson decide to appoint Kennedy, 51 - and it's possible he might feel that he has to now that Kennedy has thrown her hat into the ring - the move would not be without controversy. The state has no shortage of more seasoned politicians who are also interested in the job. Among those who are being mentioned as possible candidates are Kennedy's former cousin-in-law, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo; at least four current House members, including Kirsten Gillibrand, Carolyn Maloney, Brian Higgins and Steve Israel; Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown; and Nassau County executive Tom Suozzi...
...responsible for Somalia's one significant piece of statesmanship in the last year. He entered into a peace deal with Somali Islamic factions that have come together under the umbrella Alliance for the Reliberation of Somalia. Somalis greeted it with a shred of hope, even though the move was mostly symbolic. The Islamist campaign is now being run by another group, al-Shabaab, which has made a steady comeback since Ethiopian troops pushed them from the capital, Mogadishu, on Christmas Eve two years ago. (See the top 10 news stories...
...town of Baidoa and a tiny wedge of Mogadishu. And the transitional administration seems dead set on emphasizing its transitoriness with infighting. Yusuf's firing of Hussein was dubious at best because the government's charter states that the President needs parliament's approval for such a move. Indeed, the parliament returned to back Hussein by a vote of 143-20. A spokesman for Yusuf quickly called the vote unconstitutional...