Word: roading
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...President even added a little Bushism to his mea culpa, one more for the road. "We were trying to say something differently, but nevertheless it conveyed a different message," Bush said--counting, as always, on his inflection, brow-wrinkling and calisthenic widening and narrowing of the eyes to get across his meaning. Maybe they should engrave that one over the doors of the future Bush Library. Love him or hate him, Bush has undeniably been a President who tried doing things differently, but nevertheless got different results. He is the free-market apostle who wound up ordering massive government intervention...
What do all Hollywood studio execs wish they had right now? A hot dog. The three puppy movies released in the past three months--lapdog empowerment tale Beverly Hills Chihuahua, ruff-road-trip comedy Bolt and man-meets-retriever weepie Marley & Me--have all taken in more kibble than any other dog movie in four years. On Jan. 16, the canine canon expands again with Hotel for Dogs, in which two kids find a way to house, feed and, crucially, toilet train more than a dozen strays. Plus, the kids are orphans. If by the end of the film...
Stay CoolWhatever happens, don't bad-mouth your boss. "Take the high road," Post says. The low one could make job hunting harder...
...context of the political gamesmanship to which we have become accustomed, Obama's unremarkable checklist that Americans could use in the future to evaluate his presidency seems almost revolutionary. Perhaps government can start down a new road graced by reason and commonsense solutions. Jon Thingvold, Murrieta, Calif...
...example, if you want to upgrade infrastructure, there's a big difference between fixing and building. When you fix a road, the dollars you spend reduce your need for future road repairs. When you build a road, you increase your need for future road repairs. Repairs are also quicker to get moving than new construction, and the Federal Highway Administration has calculated that repairs create 9% more jobs per dollar spent. And while repairs eliminate potholes and other problems that cost motorists time and money, new construction tends to produce rural or exurban sprawl roads that promote speculative development, overstretch...