The good part of this thinking is that mainstream politicians are increasingly talking about budget constraints and the need to live within our means.
Mr. Hoffa, these officials said, is also happy that Mr. Gore is increasingly talking about the importance of making it easier for unions to organize additional members.
As leaders in Europe try to contain a deepening financial crisis, they are also increasingly talking about making fundamental changes to the way their 17-nation economic union works.
It was in many ways a poignant evening, in part because it marked the full reconciliation of the two most popular Democrats of the past 30 years, but also because Mr. Clinton has been increasingly talking about his own mortality.
Though political leaders and journalists are increasingly talking among themselves about Mr. da Silva's consumption of liquor, few are willing to express their misgivings in public or on the record.
AUTO safety experts and lawmakers are increasingly talking about the hazards of driving while using a cellular phone, but a survey by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety suggests that drivers do not really need phones to be distracted.
