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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

It was a peculiar confederation to be sure, especially given that the Times» civic mission relies on vigilance and skepticism toward such powerful interests.

Workers with flexible schedules often can find more time for caregiving, hobbies, and other personal interests — a powerful combination of factors that, taken together, can lead to a whole lot less stress.

We are in a time of utter reverence for great and powerful Oz - like people doing not so great things to the rates of interest that would be paid to savers and prudent people (Zero Interest Rate Policy or ZIRP), and doing wonderful things for leverage (substance) users, speculators and asset owners (MBS and long - term T bond interest that would be paid to savers and prudent people (Zero Interest Rate Policy or ZIRP), and doing wonderful things for leverage (substance) users, speculators and asset owners (MBS and long - term T bond Interest Rate Policy or ZIRP), and doing wonderful things for leverage (substance) users, speculators and asset owners (MBS and long - term T bond buying).

There was a time when the West took great efforts to protect the poor and weak, but today the rich and powerful work to advance their interests, rather then seeking justice for the poor and week.

The point is that ideas have powerful consequences for action when there is a direct relationship between their content and the crucial interests of those who hold them already or hear them for the first time.

Isn't it interesting that, after all the time (20 years for me) that we spent in Churchianity, listening to its teachings and absorbing its «wisdom,» we DO N'T KNOW HOW to use divinely powerful weapons to deal with purveyors of poison?

Many pastors from Smith's day down to our own time have questioned this conviction that the powerful incentive of self - interest is a servant of the public good.

There was a reason why the founding fathers put kept religion out of our government and now it seems we are being asked to» pick the Christian» in this next years election — we are not picking the leader of a church here people, we picking someone to be the most influential, most powerful person on the earth... do we want someone who has our best interests at heart or someone who will time and again try to change the US laws to reflect his own personal beliefs?

A powerful lobby of Australian business and education interests in Asia this week warned the move was already making it harder to recruit staff and would damage Australia's people - to - people engagement with Asia at a time when it was trying to build a closer relationship with the region.

«We are living in time where the federal government is being dismantled on behalf of special interests and the powerless are being victimized by the powerful,» Kaplan said.

But it is only at certain times that we find one identity a powerful way of describing ourselves and our collective interests.

It's why when I stood on the steps of Number 10 for the first time as Prime Minister 84 days ago, I said that the Government I lead will be driven not by the interests of the rich and powerful, but by the interests of ordinary, working class people.

In an interview last April with The New York Times, Mr. Spitzer raised questions about whether Mr. Cuomo, who also succeeded him as attorney general, had the will to challenge powerful interests and faulted him for failing to aggressively pursue abuses by Wall Street.

Indeed as this podcast shows, when a Congressman is choosing between money from a big powerful interest group or the letters from his constituents, he'll choose the letters every time.

For the first time in recent memory, the unions were outspent by a directly opposing interest group, and divided, after Cuomo brought some of their most powerful representatives into his decision - making process.

If Albany lawmakers are looking for guidance in a time of powerful populism, they should look for policy options that promote democracy and the interests of regular people over oligarchy and the interests of the billionaires.

«At a time when the city is being forced to do more with less, it is outrageous that the state would create a new unfunded mandate that will benefit a politically powerful special interest group,» said Bloomberg spokesman Mark Botnick.

«What was interesting was that, during a time of really rapid adoption of social media, and really powerful changes in use, you didn't see sudden declines in people's direct social contact,» Hall said.

Is it in the public interest for AT&T to buy Time Warner, creating an even larger and more powerful media company?

The only comment that seems to surface more than a few times is «I am taking on some very powerful interests and they won't listen — regardless of the veracity of the evidence», or words to that effect.

There are plenty of powerful features and tools on this site, from personality tests to big chat rooms with quizzes, trivias and online games, as well as tons of communication methods, from e-mails and instant message tools to real time web cam chat sessions — all to make your dating life more interesting.

There is an awful lot of rose - tinted nostalgia here for a time when women sat passively while powerful men threw wealth at them, but the interesting difference here is that the power dynamic between Red Riding Hood and the Wolf shifts.

If you choose to invest some time into mechanics, you'll notice there are some interesting combos and possibilities available allowing you to become even more efficient and powerful in battle.

The film is probably hardest on Abe, who encounters romance for the first time in his life, but the Hellboy / Liz relationship takes some interesting and powerful turns as well.

Chalamet's meteoric rise, following a year in which Hollywood was tipped on its head, makes him one of the most interesting young men of 2018; remaining a powerful ally to the LGBT community, being vocal when men three times his age are silent; becoming the youngest Best Actor nominee at the Oscars since 1944 and knowing all the lyrics to Bodak Yellow.

Humanity must understand that it has everything to gain by joining around a democratic government in the world representative of all the people who operate above the interests of every nation, including the most powerful, managing the world in its entirety, in time and space.

«By bringing together people who share interests, no matter their location or time zone, social media has the potential to transform the workplace into an environment where learning is as natural as it is powerful.»

It's an exciting and momentous time for technology advances in learning, from the explosion of interest in online courses to free videoconferencing to powerful new devices at lower cost, such as the iPod.

But the piece will stay on my desk as a powerful reminder ~ a reminder that we owe it to ourselves and to the children in the schools where we work to allow kids to share their interests and passions ~ and whenever possible ~ provide time and encouragement to pursue those passions with vigor.

In the update of her best - selling, classic work, Carol Ann Tomlinson offers a powerful and practical way to meet a challenge that is both very modern and completely timeless: how teachers can divide their time, resources, and efforts to effectively instruct so many students of various backgrounds, readiness and skill levels, and interests.

It's pretty easy to dismiss recent editorials from The New York Times and The Washington Post about this legislative threat to the rigor of the Texas high school diploma and to demonize and demagogue on the state testing vendor and «powerful political interests».

We gave the fourth - generation Maxima and its new, powerful, VQ - series V - 6 engine an All - Star award in 1995, but then we started to lose interest as the Maxima softened up and went after Toyota again, this time the Avalon luxo - barge.

But when a thing has been done a certain way for a long time, resisting change can be a reflexive instinct, and the powerful interests of the status quo are hard to move.

Issuetastic fiction that turns up - to - date, politically loaded topical material into powerful works of stating the obvious whose aim is to educate the Uninformed or Casually Interested Westerner in the ways of another culture at a time when that culture or nation is under scrutiny, or has the western gaze upon it and needs to answer for itself in an accessible and heart - tugging manner.

Since prehistoric times, birds have inspired art and mythology, and our interest in birds is reflected in some of our most powerful symbols, such as the peace dove.

What makes interest such a powerful force over long time periods is the fact that it compounds.

Time and compound interest are certainly my most powerful allies now — every dollar I put away is working for me.

So while compounding is a powerful tool, decent outcomes from compound interest need a very long time to appear — often more than 25 years.

Time can be the most powerful weapon you have as an investor because it allows you to take advantage of compound interest.

Worth more than $ 55 billion, Buffett has prospered from putting time and compound interest, the most powerful force in the universe, on his side in investing.

As to this teething chewing puppy toy, you can rely on the benefits that is designed for really powerful chewers, which means you will have it for longer time and your Yorkie's interest high as long as possible, too.

It is a powerful tool that can help you lower the burden of interest over time.

This is especially interesting because it hints at Taj Chan Ahk's ability to remain powerful at a time when other Mayan city - states were in decline.

I feel like there's a core mashup of mechanics that could very well stand the test of time — that kids have been playing with toys forever, and kids have been interested in video games forever, and that we had found this very powerful way to bring them both together.

Stand out aspects of the game include Dragons which can ravage entire towns on a whim, a brand new levelling system that does away with set classes and gives you 18 skills and 280 perks to choose from, the ability to forge your own armour and weapons, side - quests that dynamically alter to better suit your character and create more interesting missions, and a new Dragon Shout system that allows you to learn powerful battle cries in the Dragon's language that can slow down time, teleport or even summon a dragon to your aid and much more.

Without spoiling anything, the story is told by Lord Saladin and leads to an interesting turn of events, and powerful loot, for players that take the time to complete each story mission.

After finding so many great titles focused on a powerful idea, an interesting problem or summarized in two pages of rules, the idea of spending time with wrinkles and subsystems has grown increasingly unappealing to me.

Developer Remedy Entertainment did a fine job creating an interesting, unique narrative, as well as making the player feel powerful with Jack Joyce's sweet time - manipulation powers.

«In a world with games and movies that feature superheroes and powerful characters that face extinction - level threats all the time, it's always interesting to play as characters like Delsin (Infamous: Second Son), Nathan Drake (Uncharted) or Aloy — characters that have to discover what it is they're good at, improvise when thrust into dangerous situations, and handle threats that exist more on a personal level than a global one.