Word: stilling
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...especially hard: Ford saw a steep drop in sales, Chrysler was taken over by Italian firm Fiat, and GM briefly entered bankruptcy. One bright spot was Wall Street, where stocks reversed much of 2008's decline. The economy showed encouraging growth in the third quarter, but with jobs still scarce, the impact of the Great Recession lingers...
...supposed creeping influence of government in their lives. Democrats, meanwhile, struggled to sell a pricey overhaul amid a steep economic slump. Despite the poisonous debate, the pro-reform camp notched victories. On Nov. 7, the House passed a sweeping bill by a slim, five-vote margin. With Senators still haggling over their $848 billion measure, a final vote may be pushed...
...ever oiled a baseball glove in February while wishing the snow would melt - or an adult who still cries every time Field of Dreams is shown on cable - knows that baseball is far more than just a game. And the U.S. government is starting to recognize that it can harness the national pastime's awesome power as a public-diplomacy tool in tricky parts of the world where traditional efforts have been met with - well, traditional results...
...Callahan can still hustle, which he demonstrated on several occasions off the diamond in recent months when forced to make quick escapes from Sandinista mobs. Leaders of Nicaragua's ruling party declared Callahan persona non grata last October after he gave a speech reiterating U.S. concern about the Sandinistas' judicial power play to green-light Ortega's re-election bid in 2011, despite a constitutional ban prohibiting...
...Still, Callahan hasn't let his off-field problems rattle his game. After getting dusted, he stepped back in the batter's box and in the process may have won some sandlot cred with a segment of Nicaraguans not normally reached via traditional suit-and-tie diplomacy...