Let's remember the function of primaries: presidential aspirants are forced to go into voters' living rooms and listen to them, allowing candidates with substance, but limited financial means, to have a real chance at winning.
Not covered by either study are a variety of other problems -- with children, relationships, aging parents, financial issues, substance abuse, the death of a loved one, and so on.
FTN was so steeped in financial crisis substance, that I feel like a wafer-thin mint of nonsense, so let's watch Chris Matthews why not?
The topics of the symposium included panels on life as a rookie, player conduct, H.I.V. prevention and safe sex, financial education and substance abuse.
Warren points out, in his primer "The Purpose-Driven Church," that the adults who are most receptive to joining a new church are those in transition (a move, a new job) and those in pain, from, say, a broken marriage, financial trouble, or substance abuse.
Capping it all is George W., who — from financial shadiness and substance abuse to a suspect military record and a blithe confidence that he deserves all he has been given and more — is portrayed not as the family's black sheep but as the epitome of its values.
Experts said children are coming under increasing stress because of unemployment, financial problems and substance abuse among their parents.
The computers, operating on a closed network, can be rented at low cost by inmates, who choose educational content that best suits their interests and needs -- including literacy training, GED studies, college coursework, vocational programs, financial instruction and substance abuse therapy.
These include the inherently amorphous nature of ethics review, the tendency of regulatory systems to encourage a focus on form over substance, financial and resource constraints, and conflicts of interest.
