Word: pushed
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...could be paying off. State representative Kraig Paulsen says Iowans initially found Giuliani, who would occasionally blow through with his entourage, to be "a little bit New York." Iowans, Paulsen explained, "are used to being able to talk to these guys, and they're not used to having to push a bodyguard aside. There were some issues there." But lately, he says, "there's no one I've talked to who has interacted with him and been to one of his speeches who hasn't walked away favorably impressed...
...Maliki was in Tehran for talks underscored the fact that the U.S. may now be turning toward a more aggressive posture against elements of Sadr's militia. Al-Qaeda in Iraq remains a formidable threat; a senior U.S. military official in Baghdad called it the organization most likely to push Iraq's vicious sectarian conflict into a full-blown civil war. But American efforts to turn tribal leaders and armed Sunni groups against the jihadists in their midst have borne fruit in the security realm this year, although such groups remain harshly critical of the Maliki government. That government...
...different method of transmission; a radiowave-powered switch that can wirelessly control small devices such as locators or sensors. Goggin, a semi-finalist for the History Channel's annual Modern Marvels Invent Now Challenge this year, says state officials could get data from the sensors directly at the push of a button and a radio signal would act as a transmitter, putting the bridge's sensor information into an e-mail sent straight to their inbox. "You wouldn't need helicopters or lights for solar power. That's just crazy and costly," Goggin says. "This would be a permanent part...
...such statements of principle, however, some Democrats have complained that Specter is more talk than action; when push comes to shove he'll toe the party line. Specter disputes this, pointing to his willingness to subpoena Bush's top political aide Karl Rove and former White House Counsel Harriet Miers over the firing of U.S. Attorneys last year. Bush invoked executive privilege and neither of the two appeared before the committee. Specter has suggested the Senate could hold a special contempt trial if the executive privilege standoff continues...
...usual, pointed challenges arose. One questioner noted that the construction boom depended largely on cheap labor from the Indian subcontinent, labor that will grow more expensive as these workers are integrated into society down the road. Another questioner expressed skepticism about occupancy rates. This kind of push and pull is what makes markets, of course. The difference is that for hedge funds, trades gone wrong can be disastrous...