In 2008, both political parties, despite the heavy rhetoric of partisans, nominated the two candidates who could lay claim to being problem-solvers and consensus-builders.
Airbus, which has cut only the equivalent of 6, 000 jobs (mostly contract workers), faces heavy redundancy costs in France and Germany if it tries tolay off any more people.
"I think what they are trying to do ... is tolay out broad principles here and let Congress sort of do the heavy lifting on the details of it, " he said.
OCEANSIDE, Calif. (AP) The lead singer of Grammy-nominated heavy metal band As I Lay Dying was arrested Tuesday in Southern California as authorities said he tried to hire an undercover detective to kill his estranged wife.