Word: tolls
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...rebuilt Germany and freed France, those countries did not support the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. No matter how many young Americans die there, Iraq will never be a reliable friend of the U.S.'s. Ron Thomas Wollongong, Australia Rice seems to disregard the terrible, increasing death toll in Iraq and believe that the U.S. is actually winning. That kind of thinking reminds me of the surgeon who announces, "The operation was a success, but the patient died." I suppose Rice will declare total victory when Iraq has become the world's largest graveyard. Ronald Rubin Topanga, California, U.S. Sharing...
...midst of the first oil shock in the modern era of globalization. In today's U.S.-centric world, that spells unusual vulnerability. If higher oil prices take a toll on the over-extended American consumer, nations that rely on exports to the U.S. as major sources of growth will be hurt. That puts Asia right in the crosshairs of the energy shock...
...point. Its oil consumption per unit of GDP was double that of the developed-world average in 2004. China, like many Asian countries, tends to subsidize the price of retail energy products. While that means the blow of higher oil prices is softened for Chinese consumers, a heavy toll is taken on the government's finances. Moreover, about a third of China's total exports go to the U.S. That means one of China's largest and most dynamic sectors is very much a levered play on the staying power of the American consumer. That's a tough place...
...current sheriff and his deputies have opted for a laid back approach and there have been only a couple of confrontations, including the arrest of a man who mowed down symbolic crosses planted along the roadway by anti-war protestors. But controlling the crowds is taking its toll on local law enforcement...
...hypnotic toll of a single giant bell announces his arrival. The drowsy activity of some one million young Catholic pilgrims suddenly snaps to attention across a giant field where they've camped out through the damp and chilly night. The image of Benedict XVI in his popemobile appears on the giant video screens. He is somewhere here, in this gathering of Woodstock scope called World Youth Day, 15 miles outside of Cologne. Some cheer the sight on the screen, others clasp their hands in prayer. There are also plenty who seem to simply gravitate toward the physical presence of their...