Word: takings
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...move toward quantitative easing has been expected in recent weeks, as Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and his administration have pressed the central bank to take steps to contain deflation, prevent another downturn in the economy, and to tame the runaway yen, now at 86 yen to the dollar compared to 93 a year ago. On Nov. 27, the dollar fell to a 14-year low against the yen, triggering concerns that the currency could start to unravel progress that stimulus spending has made on the economy this year, in part by wreaking havoc on export competitiveness...
While Dukakis’s campaigns took place in the years before the advent of new media, he encouraged current politicians to take advantage of the resources provided by new technology...
...Democratic institutions have to weather storms and last over a number of years to take root,” Levistky said, adding that sanctioning the coup posed “an incredibly dangerous precedent...
...decade draws to a close, it's important to take a few minutes to reflect on your personal growth and achievement the last ten years—and, more importantly, to remember 2009 as the year of rampant celebrity deaths, balloons both real and imagined, and the sudden quarantine of all your friends...
...intentions of the people who put together the ultimately successful campaign are misguided at best and openly bigoted at worst. Legitimate justifications for banning a harmless religious structure are frustratingly hard to pin down. But one thing is clear—the Swiss government and the Swiss people must take very immediate steps to right this wrong...