Word: staging
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...really. Others who, perhaps, I had once dated or wanted to date or would like to watch having wild dating with another person. But a few months ago my followers exploded from hundreds to hundreds of thousands, and I felt compelled to entertain. It was like being shoved on stage in front of 700,000 screaming, adoring, clothes-rending fans begging for statements of less than 140 characters...
...This is a story of unintended audiences and consequences for American rhetoric and action on the world stage,” said Manela in an interview, summarizing the work...
That sets the stage for tense relations between Washington and Kabul, a complication the Obama Administration doesn't need as it grapples with the Afghanistan problem. The most immediate flash point will come in a matter of days, when the election results are officially announced. Getting Abdullah to accept defeat will be hard: there have been widespread allegations of fraud. If the former Foreign Minister contests the results in the street - in the manner of Iran's Mir-Hossein Mousavi - that could set off an ethnic conflict between Karzai's Pashtun base and his rival's Tajik following (Abdullah...
...Geneva conference will also help set the stage for Copenhagen, where governments will try to agree on a plan to reduce carbon emissions over the coming decades and avert the worst of global warming. But that won't be enough - global warming is already taking hold, and already affecting people on the ground, around the world. We'll need to change and adapt - and we won't be able to do that without information...
...first time since Obama came onto the national stage, I’ve heard disgruntled chatter from the voting bloc he takes most for granted: young progressives. We were the backbone and energy of his campaign, and our inboxes are still flooded weekly with calls for volunteers and donations. But as health- care reform stalls and sours, many of us are losing confidence. And if I were Obama, I’d be worried about this more than anything. Because the health-care battle is about more than health care: It’s about whether young Americans will regain...