Word: paces
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...from both parties. Of that, $651.2 million went to Democratic candidates and $390.4 million went to Republicans. Sensing donor fatigue, Obama's e-mail appeals have slowed to about one a week, versus several a week at the height of the primaries. But Obama needs to keep up the pace: essentially, he must repeat his primary feat, add more than 50% and do it in a quarter of the time. "It's a huge task that we've got," said one top Obama donor. "I wouldn't define it as concern, but there's a realization of the enormity...
...said that shortly after the turn of the century, aircraft accidents will increase dramatically. The officials [who were making the case for increased FAA funding] said matter-of-factly that if demand for flights increases at present rates and if growth of discount airlines keeps up at the current pace, we can expect a major crash every week or so after the turn of the century...
...July has come and gone and the August recess is a few weeks away. It's summer's dead center point and even the obsessive presidential candidates seem to be bowing to the season with unusually sane schedules. They're still flying around the country at a steady pace, from swing state to fund raiser to photo op, still taking the occasional swipe. But neither is breaking a sweat...
...news cycle, however, refuses to slow - and thanks to Jesse "hot mic" Jackson, Phil "nation of whiners" Gramm, its pace picked up a bit this past week...
...number fell 12% in May, it jumped a spectacular 35% in April. "There are always monthly fluctuations," says Wortmann. For the first six months of 2008, the industry is still expecting growth of at least 5%. One heartening factor: the engineering firms' factories continue to hum at an impressive pace - capacity use is at a near-record 91%, and there has been a big increase in investment to add new capacity, even this year. If he's right and the outlook for German exports and investment remains robust, it will do a lot to keep the rest of Europe afloat...