Word: progress
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...because there was much to ponder, and much of it good. America's friends, allies, trading partners and imitators in the region are thriving. Capitalism has boomed, and democracy has made tenuous but still significant progress. Meanwhile, America's onetime enemies are either realigning or undergoing a potentially millennial transformation, or both. In China "modernization" is a euphemism for de-communization. Viet Nam is pulling its troops out of Kampuchea and liberalizing its joint-venture laws to permit greater ownership by foreign investors. Even the hermit tyranny of North Korea has agreed to cooperate with a Seoul businessman...
...sets tax rates and funds expensive programs. For his part, the President continues to bank on the wishful thinking that the economy can grow its way out of the red; he refuses to face up to the reality that spending cuts and higher taxes are needed to make real progress toward reducing the $155.1 billion budget deficit...
...eventual global slowdown. In a joint statement, France and West Germany pledged to coordinate efforts to keep their inflation rates in check. Said William Martin, chief economist for Phillips & Drew, a leading London brokerage: "Bush hasn't made any headway, and there is enormous skepticism about his progress...
...Appointment of a senior faculty member in each department as a representative for affirmative action who will supervise the department in searches and prepare an annual progress report...
...place is anger, frustration, confusion and tension--a range of emotions that many have lamented as unfortunate and unnecessary. On the contrary, such a response is a healthy and natural step toward progress that may yet lead to a peaceful, accepting community...