Word: wages
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...that cost of living indices have been manipulated to camouflage President Kirchner's failure to grapple with inflation. His wife, the new President, will have to deal with those issues as well as others she chose not to confront during the campaign, including the demand by labor unions for wage increases, plans to generate more foreign investment in Argentina, the country's increasing energy shortages and the rising tide of urban crime...
...addition to the speed limit idea, the party voted to put the brakes on several economic reforms introduced by Merkel's predecessor, Gerhard Schroeder. The party called for the introduction of a minimum wage, for example, and the expansion of the period of eligibility for unemployment benefits for workers over the age of 50 - from 12 to 24 months. The party also urged a rethink of the government plan to partially privatize the national train company, Deutsche-Bahn, next year in a policy that has thrown the multibillion-euro deal into question. Merkel even came in for criticism from...
...only Giuliani, or so his argument goes, can wage those races. "Do we give it away again? The margin of error isn't what it used to be. We decided to kiss away New York, California, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Washington, Oregon, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan...
...This is no way to wage a revolution...
...duty-bound by the Koran to treat believers of other faiths with respect and friendship - and that Muslims expect the same in return. "As Muslims, we say to Christians that we are not against them and that Islam is not against them - as long as they do not wage war against Muslims on account of their religion, oppress them and drive them out of their homes...