Word: vacuuming
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...stor C. Kirchner, was elected as her husband’s successor. Unfortunately, this regional political family provides only material for a tragedy in the real world, rather than a comedy on Fox. After the Bush administration disengaged almost completely from Latin America following 9/11, the power vacuum was swiftly filled with leaders that grew up during the age of military juntas. In the ’90s, the neo-liberal agenda of fiscal responsibility and privatization failed, tainted by endemic corruption and the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) unsuccessful recipes for growth. At this point, any marketing...
...criticism of this self-ownership point is that that’s not how things really work,” says Sheffield, chewing on his pen and handling a giant coffee mug. “People don’t live in a vacuum. When people have been systematically taught that rights violation is OK, I don’t think that this whole idea of self-ownership applies...
...intent is obviously to prevent student groups from passing themselves off as official agents of the University. But was this ever a danger? This sort of minutiae is not only senseless nitpicking that falls apart outside the vacuum of common sense in a lawyer’s office, but it’s also a waste of Harvard’s time and money. The University reportedly spends $500,000 to a million dollars each year on weaseling out trademark violations. One would imagine there are better uses...
...absentee ballot from the Tokyo hospital bed that he has been confined to since his resignation speech, sent a message to be read after the election: "I apologize to party general secretary [Aso] and all LDP lawmakers, party members and especially the Japanese public for causing a political vacuum." Aso's closeness to Abe, most analysts say, is what cost him his third bid for prime minister. The party instead looked to Fukuda, the long-serving speaker of Junichiro Koizumi's colorful cabinet and a skilled consensus builder, to rebuild and regain voters' confidence...
...most of the debate over evidence is based largely on leaks of varying degrees of reliability. Says Beckett: "In a vacuum of facts, it's usually best to hold back." But given the fierce rivalry that defines the British media, holding back isn't an option. So they've been awash with leaks, rumors and anonymous quotes. Much of the info actually originates with the Portuguese press. Able to cite Portuguese news outlets as their sources, U.K. papers have repeated even the most outlandish of claims. One report, since debunked, said police thought Madeleine had been weighted down and dropped...