Word: waging
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...long been a supporter of gun control and gay rights, though not gay marriage. He voted against mandatory sentences for drug dealers who sell to children; against the death penalty, even for cop killers; against restrictions on abortion. He favored higher gas taxes and raising the minimum wage; he supported providing disability payments to people whose disability was drug addiction or alcoholism--a position he defended in part because of the number of veterans still wrestling with substance-abuse problems...
...notes Buffalo Soldier Blair Talmadge, 41, of Philadelphia. But like all voters, African Americans want to know what the candidates will do about health care and education, which is why Clark often glides through a quick section on foreign affairs to get to his domestic promises (a higher minimum wage, universal preschool). As Darby puts it, "Sure, we'll be happy if they bring the Confederate flag down. But we know the schools will still be crappy...
...falling further behind the harder we work, why our debt dwarfs that of our parents, why some of us receive world-class medical care and others almost none, why some can afford college but for others it has been priced out of reach, and why the wage gap between rich and poor has started growing again. In 1992 the 400 individuals and families with the highest income in the U.S., according to tax returns filed with the IRS, received on average $12.3 million in "salaries and wages."By 2000, the latest year available, that figure had more than doubled...
...clear how Ted and Song can make money. The staff at both airlines work at the same high-wage rates as their mainline colleagues, yet the fares are much cheaper. One airport executive is skeptical: "Ted calls itself a low-cost operation, but it will also be a low-revenue producer." Song filled less than one of every two seats in September, the most recent month for which figures are available. And aviation sources told TIME that Song has postponed plans to add more airplanes to its fleet, raising questions about how well its business model is working...
...peace is fragile. Still on the agenda are the delicate issues of a power-sharing agreement and the fate of three northern regions that fought with the rebels. Two weeks ago Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir ruled out any deal over disputed regions. His soldiers continue to wage war against other rebels in the west, where fighting has killed 3,000. "There is still war somewhere," says Deborah Ayen, a mother of five in Mayenwal. "So we still fear." A number of donors - the U.N., the E.U., the Arab League and usaid - are promising help in the reconstruction...