Meanwhile, in the United States it was the Very Serious People — the WaPo editorial page, the Bowleses and Simpsons and those who extolled them, who declared that our top priority must be deficit reduction now now now, and have left us slashing spending to fend off imaginary bond vigilantes at a time of mass unemployment and record low interest rates.
"The fight is not over; it's just beginning on a national level," Mr. Guinn said in an interview, adding that his state intended to spend $10 million to $16 million to fend off Yucca's designation.
Now, with his popularity waning, Mr. Koizumi must defend that cap or risk the fate of Ryutaro Hashimoto, a predecessor whose government fell apart in 1998 when the ruling Liberal Democratic Party forced him to break a belt-tightening pledge and spend more to fend off recession.
You can spend dice to fend off the police on your tail, but the armored, militarized SUVs are far tougher.
Many of his early donors gave the maximum contribution while he was still spending heavily to fend off his Republican rivals in the first half of the year.
As it turned out, my interview ran just over three minutes, much of which I spent trying to fend off Hannity's insistence that I voted for John Kerry.
Mr. Norris also implies that G.E. spent $200 million to fend off the S.E.C. G.E. devoted most of these fees to retaining a former S.E.C. director of enforcement and two top-tier accounting firms to conduct a thorough review that augmented the S.E.C.'s investigation.
Instead, the "Tea Party effect" has forced the leading GOP candidates to spend countless millions to fend off primary opponents, pushed them to embrace failed Republican policies and -- maybe most importantly -- has led them to lurch to the far right in states where moderation is key to winning independents.
Rep. Jim Costa (D-Fresno) spent nearly $1 million to fend off a surprisingly strong challenge from dairy farmer Johnny Tacherra, who spent less than $321,000 on his campaign, reports filed with the Federal Election Commission showed.
The Venture board, following a meeting this afternoon, was expected to issue a statement tomorrow accepting the 845p a share deal, after having spent months battling to fend off the takeover.
