Word: shaken
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
McCain, John •alleged failure of Obama to comprehend things is repeatedly pointed out by •comprehension of things is asserted to by Obama •conservatives appalled by Palin are dismissed as "Georgetown Cocktail Party" people by •hand of Obama is reluctantly shaken by as eyes of look elsewhere •"horseshit!" is twice muttered during debate by •medical records of are still insufficiently disclosed by •Michigan is given up on by •unfairness of life is bemoaned...
...When Tanner talks about financial crises, he means not just the credit crunch on Wall Street but the massive deficits breaking the back of the federal government. For Blue Dogs, if there's a silver lining to the crisis that has shaken the financial markets, it's that it has highlighted problems they have been warning about for several years; their gripe is that the supposed solution now includes the same out-of-control pork barrel spending that they have been decrying. "The way I see it, the bailout forced us to go into the flooded basement and pump...
...count out Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Governator, who as California's head has ensured that the state remains No. 1 in the nation when it comes to tackling climate change - though he hasn't shaken his Hummer habit...
...that may not be enough to restore Chinese consumers' shaken faith in either the safety of the country's food or the competence of its regulators. Luo Hexin, a migrant worker living in Beijing, said that his two-year-old son has been drinking Sanlu-brand powdered milk for a month, but said that he now worries that all affordable dairy products are unsafe. "Now we are switching to rice soups," Luo said...
...hasn't articulated many specifics. Meanwhile, McCain has talked about ending "wild speculation" and railed against Wall Street greed. Well, duh. Know anyone who is in favor of naked greed? Whoever wins will face a massive job of righting the financial ship and restoring confidence that has been badly shaken. The next President will have to cast away partisan predispositions and add the just-right measure of regulation and oversight to the mix. As Treasury Secretary (and former Goldman Sachs chief executive) Paulson recently said, "Raw capitalism is dead...