Word: vitalness
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...seems to be placing much of the blame for fiscal disaster and Washington's bedlam on President Bush and the GOP--the party of John McCain. National polls and many pundits suggested that Obama bested McCain in the first showdown. More important, McCain made little progress toward his two vital goals: painting his rival as an unacceptable choice for President and shaking up the dynamics of the race. If Obama isn't losing, he's winning, and McCain has few chances left to change the game. McCain gamely defends Sarah Palin, but her standing among Republicans and independents has dropped...
Memorial bracelets have been around since the Vietnam War, when a student group, Voices in Vital America (VIVA), began a campaign on behalf of missing American soldiers and prisoners of war, using silver bands modeled after that of TV host (and future Congressman) Robert Dornan. The bracelets took off--Bob Dole, Ronald Reagan and Sonny and Cher all donned POW/MIA bands at one time or another--and VIVA sold more than 5 million before disbanding in 1976. (They are still available through the National League of Families...
...From its mountain perch in Har Keren, the U.S. radar will be able to monitor the take-off of any aircraft or missile up to 1,500 miles away - giving Israel a vital extra 60-70 seconds to react if Iran fired a missile, Israeli military sources told TIME. Israel has its own radar system trained on Iran, but it's range is much shorter. Still, some see several drawbacks for Israel in the radar, and blame Defense Minister Ehud Barak for requesting its deployment in Israel without consulting anyone other than his chief of staff. Some in the upper...
...UPDATE: Separate but related: Maybe they fear that describing consequences will seem like they're advocating an action, which will in turn seem like bias - in which case, it's a classic instance of letting the appearance of "balance" get in the way of actual, vital information...
...Where there's a vacuum of information, the loudest voices fill the gap. As does confusion. As does suspicion. If those things are hobbling us from making vital decisions right now, then it's time for the business press to step...