Word: withdrawals
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...genial, low-voltage approach of his debate in 2000 against Dick Cheney, his opponent in the Vice Presidential race. Lieberman attacked Lamont nonstop, calling him a "one-issue" candidate who was only focused on opposing the Iraq war, charging that Lamont had flip-flopped on whether the U.S. should withdraw troops from Iraq, and saying he has so little political experience that Connecticut voters had to ask "who is Ned Lamont?" He was dismissive of Lamont, shaking his head at some of his answers and frequently interrupting him to throw him off guard. At one point, after Leiberman said Lamont...
...terrorist. But how does the evil he was responsible for compare with the death and destruction visited upon innocent Iraqis as a result of U.S. bombings and atrocities like Haditha? I await the day when the Iraqis celebrate a similar good riddance to the U.S. troops as they withdraw from Iraq. Shehzad Ahmed Mir Islamabad Is the Boom Over? "Can Spain sustain?" [June 19] reported on an economic matter that transcends ideological debates and is present in Spain's everyday life. Our economy is too much focused on construction. It has gone well for many years, but apparently...
...compared to 2005. Hu and Putin have a lot in common besides their approach to the U.S.: hostility toward "separatism" (in Chechnya, Tibet and Xinjiang) and wariness of politically unpredictable actors such as environmental groups, journalists and U.S.-funded ngos. They combined to pressure the U.S. to withdraw from a base in Uzbekistan established to help fight the Taliban, and have tried to engineer an eviction from another base in Kyrgyzstan. Beijing Editorials in China reflecting Beijing's official line blame Washington for a lingering cold-war mentality and stay tight-lipped on Putin's authoritarian excesses...
PLEADED GUILTY. Bernard Kerik, 50, ex--New York City police commissioner, whose quick responses in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks led President Bush to nominate him to be head of the Homeland Security Department before a variety of ethics questions forced Kerik to withdraw his name; to charges that he took gifts while in office without reporting them; in a deal that requires him to pay $221,000 in fines but serve no jail time; in New York City. Kerik admitted accepting while correction commissioner $165,000 in home renovations from a contractor who was seeking a license with...
...addition to planning better, you can also make smarter investments. Given the U.S. fiscal mess, investing abroad is a good idea. Try to avoid inflation-sensitive investments, like long-term bonds, and other potential traps, including waiting to withdraw your 401(k) balances until after tax rates have risen. You may also want to purchase real estate, commodities and collectibles that should retain their purchasing power over time. Borrowing at what are still very low long-term interest rates and investing in U.S. inflation-protected bonds may also make sense...