Word: pushed
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...special-interest lobbyists and local-interest political advisers who dominate the decision-making of its members - it will enact fair tax policies, sustainable energy policies, wise infrastructure policies, responsible fiscal policies or any other policies tainted by long-term thinking or national-interest considerations. If Obama wants to push 21st-century change through Capitol Hill, he needs to use this emergency...
...real question, then, is not whether Obama should push to use the stimulus to promote his long-term priorities, but whether he will. He has said repeatedly that he wants to invest our children's money wisely, but he's also anxious to blast money into the economy quickly while attracting bipartisan support and letting Congress work its will, so it's not clear how hard he'll push to fund his long-term agenda. But Obama should ignore the partisan gripes about the stimulus becoming a "Christmas tree." Congress is about to toss almost $1 trillion into the economy...
...global recession has a "patient zero", a single person who set off the series of events which may lead the economy into its greatest downturn since The Great Depression and, by some estimates, push 50 million people around the world out of jobs this year, according to The International Labour Organisation. (See pictures of the global financial crisis...
Justice Minister Jack Straw, who has led past government attempts to push through reforms, spoke out at the weekend, promising fresh focus on the issue, adding, "We want to see very, very clear laws brought in that deal with misconduct by members of the House of Lords so that if they commit a criminal offense or something else which is wholly improper then they can be expelled...
...seconds remaining on the clock. Union coach Nate Learman had pulled Milan with just under a minute left to give the Dutchmen an extra skater on the ice. But the move ultimately failed, as senior forward Nick Coskren dove past a Dutchmen defender to give the puck a final push into the net. Coskren’s empty-netter made the final score 3-1 in favor of the Crimson, giving the team its first win since Nov. 15. “We did the simple things well [Friday night],” Biega said. “We established...