Word: short
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...sure, I get the point: if the patient is dying, you give him blood right now and worry about his cholesterol count later. Krugman says, plausibly, that it's not even a question of long run vs. short run: we'll also be better off in the long run if we can escape the effects of this immediate crisis. If the patient dies, he's not going to be healthy in 10 years no matter what...
...George Docherty, 97, was a pastor whose 1954 sermon before President Dwight D. Eisenhower eventually led to the insertion of the phrase "under God" into the Pledge of Allegiance. Docherty said the words applied to Christians, Jews and Muslims. Atheists, on the other hand, "fall short of the American ideal of life...
...Almost 10 months later, Kennedy had the opportunity on Monday to speak on the significance of Obama’s landmark election. He described the events of November 4, a night still alive in the memories of the ebullient hundreds who filled Cambridge’s streets just one short month ago, as “not just a culmination, but a new beginning” for America. Who better than this particular elder statesman to make such a pronouncement? In the midst of his ongoing struggle with brain cancer and what will likely be his last term...
...economy is a manmade invention. This financial crisis was not caused by an act of God but rather was made by individuals who chose to put the U.S. economy into extreme risk for short-term profit. The risk has come home to roost, and now it’s time for someone to go to jail...
...about re-collecting and getting some base work in.” “These two meets in December are still all about getting back in the swing of competing,” Christensen said. “I’ll be using a really short approach, so it’ll be like a practice for me.” But the squad still has its eyes on capitalizing on all the new and returning talent it will sport this season. The women’s side finished fourth at both the indoor and outdoor Heptagonal Championships...