Word: pushed
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...made defending "the Bulgarian nurses" one of his campaign promises. Although no one in France is certain why Sarkozy took the plight of the Bulgarians so close to heart, his involvement has done wonders to unblock what long appeared to be a hopeless situation. Under the Sarko-led diplomatic push, Libya's Higher Judicial Council commuted the capital sentences to life in prison after families of victims agreed to accept around a million dollars each in compensation to be distributed by the Ghaddafi Foundation. Meanwhile, official sources say Sarkozy's team of negotiators have agreed to secure financing of long...
...push for more thorough aftercare screening is already helping survivors who are wrestling with a lot of unknowns about their health. "In my head, I had been expecting to have all the problems you read about--the heart problems, secondary cancers--all that stuff," says Dyer. But a recent evaluation at Sloan-Kettering indicated that Dyer so far shows no signs of the complications she had dreaded. "It was a huge relief," she says. So this Aug. 27, she will celebrate another year of being not only cancer-free but also healthy. Three years ago, to honor a decade...
...Rick Lynch, the commander of U.S. forces in southern Iraq, echoed the fear when talking to reporters in the Green Zone. "We're concerned about some kind of Tet offensive that's going to affect the debate in Washington," Lynch said, harking back to the pivotal 1968 push by communist forces in Vietnam...
...really never thought about it. My greatest fear is probably myself. Can I continue to push myself to bigger heights? With everyone counting on me, it is all about, Can I push myself to be better...
...leaders is rejecting old labels; now an alliance of religious activists that runs from the crunchy left across to the National Association of Evangelicals has called for action to address global warming, citing the biblical imperative of caring for creation. Mainline, evangelical and Roman Catholic organizations have united to push for immigration reform. The possibility that there is common ground to be colonized by those willing to look for it offers a tantalizing prospect of alliances to come, but only if Democrats can overcome concerns within their party. "One-third gets it," says a Democratic values pioneer, talking about...