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Unlike some of his more diplomatic predecessors, Strauss-Kahn hasn't shied away from publicly advocating policy changes - and even criticizing some of his taskmasters. When he made an impassioned plea in January 2008, at the Davos World Economic Forum, for countries to spend their way out of this crisis, it so surprised his audience, who were more used to traditional IMF calls for austerity, that Larry Summers, now a top U.S. economic official, described it as a "historic moment." More recently, Strauss-Kahn has put public pressure on European governments to increase the size of their economic-stimulus packages...
...Jake has too much on his plate to spend a lot of time worrying about insults. Instead, he passes me a flier that offers information to residents of Allston-Brighton on dealing with the escalating rat population. “There used to be bunny rabbits in our neighborhood,” Jake remembered wistfully. Now there are rats that rummage through the trash and spread disease...
...last few years, taking fewer roles to spend time on his Australian farm with his wife and son, Crowe has had mixed results as a box-office lure. American Gangster, where he was second-billed to Denzel Washington, was a hit; Body of Lies, with Crowe supporting Leonardo Di Caprio, was a flop. State of Play (a flat, unenticing title for what means to be a smart, pounding thriller) may have one of those twisty plots that mass audiences think will make their heads hurt; they'll watch it in a few months at home...
...those specific snack cakes, and pay too much for them." The auction process sweeps up some shoppers - I just want to win, darn it, no matter how much I pay for that dog food. Others figure that while they're at the grocery auction anyway, they might as well spend an extra dollar to secure that ground beef. Beats making another trip to the store...
...asserting the rights of the states to claim all powers not granted specifically to the Federal Government, has been grist for conservatives for more than a decade. The movement got a boost following the Democratic return to dominance in Congress and more traction when federal dictates about how to spend stimulus money raised hackles in places like Texas and South Carolina. Some two dozen state legislatures are considering or have passed resolutions supporting the 10th Amendment...