Word: protractedness
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Yet the embattled Gonzales' grip on his job seems unshakable. Bush tossed Donald Rumsfeld last fall despite support from conservatives for the then Defense Secretary, and the President chucked Joint Chiefs Chairman Peter Pace at the first sign of congressional resistance to his renomination. So why the extraordinary support for...
He once seemed invulnerable. His protracted rivalry with his eventual successor sapped his strength, but what finally did for him was his determination to stand shoulder to shoulder with the U.S., even when this meant committing troops to a war that many in his party and country deplored. "I think...
The final contract was settled on June 6 after a protracted negotiation between the two parties. The guards unionized in December of 2006, gaining the ability to bargain for wages collectively through the SEIU.
As a public school teacher and mother of a Marine, I read with equal interest about NCLB and "One Day in Iraq." It is ironic that I will lose my job if I fail to meet President George W. Bush's NCLB benchmarks for progress in my class, yet his...
Siegelman, together with former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy, was convicted on bribery and conspiracy charges and faces sentencing June 26. Lawyers for Siegelman and Scrushy told TIME they were considering whether to use Simpson's affadavit in expected motions to dismiss charges against their clients, or in some other phase...