Word: stagnantly
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...exiles and murders of opposition leaders; its rubber-stamp political institutions and bogus elections; and rampant corruption, including a $78 million kickbacks-for-oil-rights case that has been pending in the U.S. courts for more than three years. Within the country, the tension between the surging economy and stagnant politics is palpable. Nazarbayev, popularly referred to as "Papa," has used his unlimited powers to pursue liberal economic reforms with vigor, and maintains that economic growth and stability come ahead of political freedoms. Yet a political system that trumpets its commitment to development has grown too rigid to accommodate...
Several of Harvard’s eleven freshmen played big roles in moving a stagnant offense, with Christina Hagner contributing a goal and an assist and Lizzy Nichols chipping in two assists...
...many, not a privilege of the few," Angelides said in his speech at the gymnasium of the Boys and Girls Club of Hollywood, flanked by union members and various Democratic officials. "That dream is in jeopardy because hardworking, middle-class families are working longer for less [because of] stagnant salaries, soaring gas prices, higher tuition for their kids and higher healthcare costs. We need a governor who will restore the promise of middle-class opportunity... and put hardworking families first...
...China and North Korea fought against the U.S. and South Korea during the Korean War and were once famously said to be "as close as lips and teeth." But their longtime alliance has become increasingly strained as China modernized its economy and prospered while the North remained isolated and stagnant. "China and the D.P.R.K. have enormous mutual distrust in spite of the fact that they have an alliance on paper," says Michael Green, who was senior director for Asian affairs for the Bush White House's National Security Council and met with Chinese officials to talk about nuclear proliferation issues...
...picture perspective, is that there's a group of Americans who are doing extremely well, and that's a good thing. But there's a much larger group of middle-income and low-income families who aren't doing better; in fact they're doing worse. Their wages are stagnant, the cost of everything is skyrocketing - gas, health care, college. That kind of squeeze on middle-class families, which makes them vulnerable, is more intense for low-income families. Their income isn't going up. And the cost of everything they need just to survive is going up. It makes...