Word: shifts
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...what kind of change? It's a question that puzzles even Harper's supporters, who watched him transform himself from a crusader for limited government into a family-friendly mainstream politician. That shift was partly an expression of pragmatism in a nation that tends to shun extremes. But it also reflected a rare political trait: the ability to rise above the ideological-hothouse atmosphere of Reform Party politics in the west to become a leader capable of attracting support from skeptics. His core economic conservatism is unlikely to have changed as much as some suggest--Harper is not and never...
...European foreign ministers urged Hamas "to renounce violence, to recognize Israel's right to exist, and to disarm," saying that if it made that shift, the EU "stands ready to continue to support Palestinian economic development and democratic state building." But even if it lives by them in practice as it embraces the realities of government, Hamas is unlikely to publicly adopt such principles any time soon. Indeed, in response to the Quartet statement, Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri rejected the call to disavow violence and recognize Israel, saying "the Quartet should have demanded an end to occupation and aggression...
...support of more than 90 members, leaving him within range of the 117 needed to win. But he has annoyed some Republicans by acting like the front runner, declaring he already has enough votes and refusing to debate his opponents on TV. In fact, the ground could quickly shift. More than 70 Republicans have not allied with any candidate, and if Blunt does not have the votes to win on the first ballot, the top two will go to a runoff. Boehner has been reaching out to backers of Shadegg, who lags in public endorsements, hoping reform-minded members will...
...they had been spraying insecticide in the fields - and embrace her. But their talk reveals the disturbing reason for her total abandonment. The village has emptied in favor of the lure of the big city. So, for O, a little girl can signify the cost of a vast cultural shift...
...start-up problems. Top officials at the Health and Human Service Department and its Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are scrambling to fix computer snafus that have resulted in many of the some 6.4 million low-income seniors being turned away or overcharged as they are forced to shift from Medicaid drug coverage to the confounding new prescription drug program. And no one hopes more that they'll be fixed than George Bush and Congressional Republicans, who two years ago rammed through the bill setting up the new Medicare Part D program that began Jan. 1. GOP lawmakers insist...