Word: snow
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...leapt to a record $60.3 billion in November, up from $56 billion a month earlier. How to explain the missed call? Moody's Investors Service labeled it "an atrocious month for U.S. exports," suggesting "ineffective business and government leadership may be to blame." But U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow found a handier target: America 's major trading partners aren't buying their fair share of U.S. goods. "We need Europe to be more of an engine of growth," Snow pleaded. So who should budge? "Ultimately, the solution lies at home," says Professor Barry Eichengreen, a California-based fellow for London...
...President's handling of Social Security, while only 40% said they approve. And that's before Bush has even put forward the details of his plan. Nonetheless, the President has begun his assault--personally and through a cadre of emissaries from Vice President Dick Cheney to Treasury Secretary John Snow--labeling Social Security a "crisis" that must be fixed. "First step," Bush told TIME last month, "is to make sure everybody understands we have a problem." The President last week surrounded himself with citizens ranging from children to an 80-year-old and warned that the Social Security system will...
...other side this time. It has already started newspaper ads warning that private accounts are simply too risky. "It's a little ironic that the AARP would be saying that, since one of the major things the AARP does is run [an investment program] for retirees," countered Treasury Secretary Snow in an interview with TIME. "The President made it clear that these plans are not going to be high risk. You're not going to be allowed to bet on any stocks or go out to the roulette wheel...
...hole takes about three hours to make and is large enough to sleep nine. "Snow is also a great reflector of light, so once we have the candles dotted around and the stove cooking the evening meal, it's not nearly as bad as one might expect," says a guide. And the reward for roughing it is the best wake-up call in Scotland: in the pristine winter air, from some of Britain's highest ground, there are panoramic views stretching 150 kilometers or more. The next snowy trek takes place March 12-14 and is priced at $508, including...
...Officers were dispatched on reports that a vehicle was being driven in circles on the snow on the Malkin Athletic Center Lot. Upon arrival, no such vehicle could be found...