Word: pushed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...mean the Fed will raise rates at its August 19 meeting? Kadlec doesn't think so. "He's got nothing to latch onto. There is no sign of inflation, and the economy still seems to be slowing. The only worrisome area is labor, where the scarcity of workers might push wages up, but even that's just minuscule right now." Reassured investors sent the Dow up 154 points on the day for a new record close of 8061.65. Kadlec says Greenspan has softened in one way: he'll let traders have their fun. "I think mainly what Greenspan signaled today...
...page of the daily Flint Journal has sizzled with emotionally charged editorials, some bemoaning violence, others railing against coverage that liberally gives ink to white victims while overlooking black ones. Neighborhood groups have hit the streets to raise money for the victims, while politicians are using the incident to push their pet social agendas, from tougher police enforcement to more funding for youth programs. Even ministers have found themselves in the dustup, grappling for gospel truths to soothe confused, outraged flocks. On the Sunday morning following the arrests, the Rev. Denzil Green, the 69-year-old white pastor of Flint...
...plucky rover is a rather dimwitted machine. Its route from rock to rock will be programmed for it by a controller at a J.P.L. console, those instructions will be relayed to it through the Pathfinder lander and only then, if all looks safe, will the car be allowed to push off. Since even signals traveling at the speed of light take 11 minutes to cover the 119 million miles between Earth and Mars, it's impossible for controllers to stop Sojourner from running into an obstacle or over a cliff. The car thus moves excruciatingly slowly--just...
...movie's only problem is that it is too American, too comfortably nested in our native illusions. The glorification of the amateur and contempt for the professional are as old as Jefferson and as new as the push for term limits. Jefferson Smith, with his army of Boy Rangers, must be Ross Perot's favorite daydream. Militiamen and others who suspect the government and all "elites" of conspiracy or collusion will find confirmation of their views here. A whole race of phonies can be undone by one "genuine" American. "And a little child shall lead them...
...compromise resolution finally ensured that nothing would change for the troops. TIME's Mark Thompson wasn't too surprised that politics had once again stopped at the water's edge. "I don't believe Congress would ever really cut off funding," he said. "They talk a lot, but when push comes to shove, they're not going to mess with the President's prerogative as commander-in-chief. They don't want that responsibility...