Word: republicanisms
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Venue-shopping has been hotly contested in the past. When Congress was updating the bankruptcy code in 2005, Republican Senator John Cornyn of Texas proposed changes to keep more bankruptcies where companies do most of their business. Cornyn had a history with the issue: as attorney general of Texas, he loudly, though unsuccessfully, argued that the Enron bankruptcy should be moved from New York City to Houston so that workers who lost their jobs could watch and local creditors could more easily file claims. As the law now stands, firms can file bankruptcy where they're headquartered, where they...
...decision to create $250 billion in new SDRs marks a "major step" toward establishing the SDR as a global reserve currency, says Stiglitz. It's only a step, albeit enough of one to prompt Republican Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota to make the claim that Obama was out to ditch the dollar. Actually, the dollar would live on in an SDR-dominated world. It would no longer reign supreme, but neither would the yen or the euro or the yuan. Which might be the best long-run outcome the U.S. can hope...
...course, I'm a "them." And if there's one thing we thems love, it's tarring dissenters as scary. As he played with his Jenga tower, Beck made just that point, introducing his next guest, former Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul. "Remember," Beck said sarcastically, "he is a dangerous militia member...
...crown prince Dipendra allegedly gunned down 10 members of his own family, including his father, King Birendra Shah, before shooting himself - has for the most part receded into memory in this impoverished Himalayan nation. Since then, a Maoist rebellion found its way into power, transformed the kingdom into a republican democracy and abolished the monarchy altogether last year. Yet the current government, headed by the former rebels, still indulges in periodic bouts of royal-bashing, often to paper over the increasingly apparent shortcomings of its own rule. As fuel lines in Kathmandu stretch more than 2 km and power cuts...
Groves must be confirmed by the Senate - a likely prospect, given the Democratic majority on Capitol Hill. As far as next year's Census is concerned, it appears that Republican fears over Groves are unfounded. Insiders say it's too late now to introduce statistical sampling into the count, and new Commerce Secretary Gary Locke essentially ruled it out during his own confirmation hearing. But Groves and his statistical models could still play a major role shaping the Census of the future...