Word: nevertheless
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...underwent rigorous health checks to prove his fitness ahead of the announcement, and AEG, the group that owns the O2 arena, has reportedly obtained insurance to protect against Jackson falling ill and canceling performances. Last year, photographers captured Jackson in a wheelchair wearing pajamas as his children pushed him. Nevertheless, AEG Live chief Randy Phillips says Jackson has a three-year plan worth $400 million with the company that could include concerts and the development of a 3-D movie based on the legendary "Thriller...
Limbaugh is hardly the only American with doubts. A poll by the Wall Street Journal and NBC News found that even in a country largely supportive of Obama, most voters remain skeptical of his stimulus plan. Nevertheless, Democrats scampered to make Limbaugh the official mouthpiece for the rest of the Republican Party. "Do they want to see the President's economic agenda fail?" Gibbs asked reporters. Michael Steele, the new GOP chairman, rushed to say no. Limbaugh, Steele said, is "an entertainer" given to "incendiary" and "ugly" overstatements. Like party leaders before him, however, Steele soon apologized...
...early-March snowstorm that creamed the Eastern seaboard largely missed Vermont's big skiing areas. But resort operators were delighted nevertheless, because the storm whetted the appetite of all those coastal skiers. The industry calls it the "backyard syndrome," and it can either feed or starve the sport in a given year. The backyard syndrome stipulates that if you can't see snow in your backyard, you won't think of going skiing, whatever the economy. If the flakes are falling, however, you'll get silly for the slopes. "Snow makes skiers act irrationally," says Ralf Garrison, director...
...performance since World War II. The recession has hit every country in Europe and has given rise to an upsurge in nationalist sentiments. Both the UK and Germany are due national elections in the next year or so, and leaders are astutely aware of the demands of their public. Nevertheless, politicians must do their utmost to explain the imperative need for an Eastern European bailout to their constituents. There will undeniably be short-term costs, but the long-term security that this plan ensures is in Europe’s best interest...
Limbaugh is hardly the only American with doubts about Obama's economics. A new poll by the Wall Street Journal and NBC News found that even in a country largely supportive of Obama, most voters remain skeptical that his stimulus plans will do much good. Nevertheless, Democrats scampered to make Limbaugh the new mascot of the GOP and thus link the word conservative with the word failure. Gibbs urged reporters to ask if all Republicans "want to see the President's economic agenda fail." Michael Steele, the new party chairman, rushed to say no. Limbaugh, Steele said, is "an entertainer...