Word: platforms
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...While every Republican party platform since 1976 has called for a constitutional amendment to ban abortion in all cases, the men who have run on those platforms have been careful to use more measured language. George W. Bush's frequent references to "the culture of life" fit that mold, borrowing a phrase made famous by Pope John Paul II that resonated with social conservatives but sounded innocuous to most pro-choice voters. When pressed in presidential debates, Bush even refused to say whether he wanted to see Roe overturned, choosing instead to talk about the importance of "changing hearts" about...
...while an undergrad at Harvard as a social network for Ivy League students, then moved to Palo Alto, Calif., in 2004 to turn it into a business. It subsequently threw open its doors to everyone and made the guts of its underlying code accessible to developers, creating a massive platform for applications. (And making some of those developers a lot of dough: SocialMedia, an advertising network that represents the apps makers, has paid out over $8 million to 1,000 developers in less than a year.) The network now has 80 million active members, surpassing rival MySpace in numbers...
...elected by 58% of voters in March, made improved ties with the mainland a key platform of his campaign. The direct flights agreement represents the first major step his administration has taken to meeting that pledge...
...will not allow Iraq to become a platform for harming the security of Iran and neighbors.' NOURI AL-MALIKI, Iraq's Prime Minister, assuring Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that American bases in Iraq will not be used to attack his country...
...point. This is just the start, and it's easy to see how the iPhone could take off. Once you control the platform, you call the tune. And if that happens, it will be Steve Jobs' magnum opus...