Word: toxication
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...these institutions, hold on to them for a few years and possibly try to renegotiate their terms to slow foreclosures. The big challenge will be coming up with a way to do this that avoids bestowing a wholly unearned windfall on the shareholders of the companies ditching the toxic securities...
...also been a consistent vote against financial regulation, a strong supporter of investing Social Security benefits in the stock market and a recent convert to the Bush tax cuts. Voters prefer Obama's positions to McCain's on almost every major policy issue, and the Republican brand still seems toxic. The Obama team believes, as campaign manager David Plouffe says, that "at the end of the day, this is going to come down to the choice: Do I want the McCain agenda or the Obama agenda?" Plouffe might have added that party Chicken Littles predicted Obama's demise a year...
...Jeremy has never demonstrated any violent behavior,” according to someone familiar with the situation. “This is an extremely out-of-character event that is possible only under toxic amounts of alcohol, which is also highly unusual for Jeremy...
...products ranging from livestock feed to pet food - and now, apparently, to baby formula. In some tests used to determine the nutritional value of a foodstuff, melamine shows up as a protein - so manufacturers can use the compound to make their products appear more nutritious. Melamine is not toxic, but inside the body it can cause kidney stones and renal failure. In 2007, material containing melamine - but labeled as wheat gluten and rice protein - was shipped from Chinese manufacturers to pet food companies in the U.S. and elsewhere. After a Canadian pet food company announced it was voluntarily recalling food...
...because the malnourished children developed swollen heads, touched off domestic demands for greater scrutiny of Chinese food products. Last year, the food supply chain became an international concern when a series of faulty export products were uncovered including fish contaminated with banned drugs, toothpaste and cough syrup made with toxic chemicals and lead paint used on toys. In March and April of 2007, Melamine emerged as the chief suspect in the poisoning of thousands of dogs and cats in the U.S. that were fed pet food made from Chinese ingredients. China responded by banning the substance for use in animal...