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That's why building is starting to pick up in certain pockets of the country. In central Texas, to take an example, D.R. Horton, one of the nation's largest homebuilders, is planning to build upward of 700 houses without buyers lined up. Such speculative houses largely went away during the real estate bust, but for builders trying to stay ahead of growing demand, they are starting to reappear. (See 25 people to blame for the financial crisis...
...tourists. My boyfriend tries to reason with one, insisting that his friend, a Belgrade native, assured us that a cab would cost no more than 1,500 dinars— nothing close to the 2,500 the cabbie has quoted. The driver retorts, "Well, why doesn't your friend pick you up then...
Culvahouse was right - choosing the little known Alaska governor as his running mate represented a daring risk, but unfortunately for the GOP it backfired. The excitement generated by Palin's surprise pick, her unorthodox political pedigree and electrifying convention acceptance speech would dissipate as she increasingly appeared unprepared for the nation's No. 2 office. Top McCain strategist Steve Schmidt believed Palin's series of disastrous interviews with CBS' Katie Couric was "one of the worst performances ever" by a national political candidate (Balz and Johnson report that Palin put off preparing for the interview, oddly, to focus on completing...
...pick our way down the steps carved into the mountain. Where the mist floats away reveals bushy trees and long blades, green carpeting the slope. Without the hush-hum of insects, with fewer travelers passing this way, it’s quiet. In the distance we can see the orange and white bus we’ll take back to the city...
...conservative rival of Ahmadinejad, who has tried to position himself between the opposition and the government - at times being fiercely critical of the crackdown and demanding a public inquiry, at others distancing himself from the opposition movement and railing against foreign interference. The President requires approval of his Cabinet picks from parliament, and also needs the legislature's cooperation in passing new laws. And he is far from guaranteed the support of a majority. Some Iran watchers saw the Aug. 3 comment by Ahmadinejad that he would "invite all for active participation and planning" as a signal that...