Word: robustly
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...Riga the alliance underwrote a still vague plan for a "Contact Group' that would involve neighboring countries and international organizations in the search for a solution for Afghanistan. But Washington's velvet-gloved relationship with Pakistan - and its non-existent relationship with Iran - augurs poorly for that effort. Robust and dangerous military action is a still unavoidable task, and NATO after Riga is in no better shape to manage it fairly than before...
...comparison with recent years, those figures are measly for the U.S. - but unusually robust for the Europeans. Central banks on both sides of the Atlantic are reacting differently to the prospect. In Frankfurt, the European Central Bank is continuing to raise interest rates - the next hike is widely expected later this month. In Washington, meanwhile, the new Federal Reserve chairman, Ben Bernanke, has ended the series of rate increases introduced by his predecessor, Alan Greenspan, and Wall Street has been anticipating the start of a period of cuts as the U.S. economy loses momentum. This transatlantic divergence is pushing...
...election did not bring an overwhelming number of Democrats into the House, and they hold only a one-vote majority in the Senate, so it was not "a robust whupping," as Joe Klein so poignantly declared. Democrats should celebrate while they can, since I trust that those who should rightfully govern this country will be back soon...
...number of Americans who have no one at all to confide in more than doubled, to 1 in 4. Sociologists from Duke University and the University of Arizona report that we increasingly rely solely on family members (80%) and spouses (9%). There could be health consequences: other studies link robust social networks to lower blood pressure, reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease and greater longevity...
...makes me think Blair's remarkable self-belief, so often his most potent tool, is now clouding his judgment. The thrust of Blair's argument is that, to counter Islamic extremism, diplomacy needs a kick start. He wants a "whole Middle East strategy," grounded first of all in a robust drive by the U.S. to make peace between Israel and Palestine, but including enhanced dialogue with Syria and Iran as long as they behave better, and some changes in Iraqi arrangements too. That approach, he argues, will help "pin back" the extremism that fuels terror both inside and outside Iraq...