Word: parlous
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...immigration issue. The government wants to throttle back wage hikes even as the cost of living rises. Lean years are usually good for populist parties - as long as they're not in power. But the LPF has already seen its support crumble now that it has embarked on the parlous business of coalition government. The challenge for the LPF, and the government that needs its support, will be to convince voters that they still have a live bead on their real concerns. And they'll have to do that without...
...morning prayer meetings are better attended than they recently were--there has been some reordering of responsibilities. Josh Bolten, the deputy chief of staff, now chairs a group called the Domestic Consequences Principals Council, charged with reviewing the need for everything from an economic stimulus package to the parlous state of the airlines. Bush himself, in addition to his regular national security briefings (there's now an afternoon meeting as well as one in the morning), meets each day with FBI Director Robert Mueller and Attorney General John Ashcroft to hear how the manhunt is going and assess new threats...
...these parlous days, they have become a hardy band of brothers and sisters--both at American and at United, which also had two flights hijacked. Now there's a quiet camaraderie of combat veterans when they see one another in airports: a nod, a faint smile. "You've got a nation mourning, but people are feeling good about being together and going to work," Stephenson says...
...parlous balance between the N.L.A.'s promises and threats, the Macedonian parliament this week is scheduled to begin the approval process for the "framework agreement" signed by political leaders on August 13. Constitutional amendments establishing rights of language, education and public symbols for the Albanians are supposed to be completed by September 27, about the same time that the NATO task force pulls out. Many Balkan experts, including former Supreme Commander General Wesley Clark, have expressed severe doubts that NATO's limited engagement will be enough to quell the distrust and stanch the violence. Says Mark Thompson, Balkan analyst...
...perpetual revolution, the man who gave the nod? Might al-Megrahi and others have been set on their murderous task by others, such as the Iranians or a Palestinian terrorist group with close ties to Syria and Iran? What role if any did the realpolitik of the West's parlous relations with the Middle East play in this case...