Word: thirst
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...Kyoto treaty, that the Starr Report was, in part, the result of a vast right-wing conspiracy. I believe that poverty is our most pressing issue and that we should be pouring money and energy into its eradication. I believe that allowing migrant women and children to die of thirst in American deserts is a moral transgression that will stain us forever...
...constituency. The arguments against protectionism extend beyond the theory of comparative advantage—China and the United States are so economically intertwined that we are in a situation akin to an economic version of Dr. Strangelove. Although China takes some of our manufacturing jobs, it quenches our thirst for cheap goods by buying large amounts of Treasury Bills that finance our debt and keep interest rates low. Some economists worry that if and when China and its Asian neighbors stop buying our debt, the economic results will be catastrophic. Both sides have an incentive to cooperate economically because each...
...book is a nonpartisan agenda for black progress. Its prescriptions range from the individual-- "Invest in a home computer"--to the societal--"Strengthen the Voting Rights Act." The Covenant's success may have surprised the publishing world but not Smiley, who says, "There is a hunger and a thirst on the part of black people for leadership--a blueprint, a game plan, a guidebook, for how to make black America better...
...munched on the complimentary Alaskan wild salmon provided by the Klub. Members of the losing teams also enjoyed the festivities and post-race excitement. “It was definitely a great experience. I just wish I had 1,049 ounces of beer right now to quench my thirst,” added teammate Andrew E.F. Gordon...
...spent lots of time by himself, wandering the woods near his home. He didn't watch television because there wasn't one, which is generally coincident with not having electricity. That lifestyle was a choice made by his parents. His father Woody, a med-school dropout with no thirst for the professional life, found happiness working in the outdoors at a variety of hardscrabble jobs. His mother Jo worked at her father's sports camp. Miller has two sisters and one brother...