While the enabling environment for true media freedom is improving, the harsh reality is that many in the world still do not have access to basic communication technology.
Instead this proud franchise is dealing with the harsh reality that the season is over.
The harsh reality is that we live in a world awash with wannabe leaders.
The harsh reality is that neither candidate may achieve very much on the climate issue, despite Michael Bloomberg's hopes.
The harsh reality is that Martin Luther King Jr. is never coming back.
As well as quirks of composition and valuation, the harsh reality is that, as in previous crises, investors are not discriminating much.
The harsh reality is that today, even in the face of great hope and promise, African-American communities continue to be devastated by HIV.
And while that may sound like a great deal for the middle class, the harsh reality is that most middle class taxpayers do not earn meaningful amounts of dividends and long-term capital gains.
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This is the harsh reality of actively-managed fund results, and one more reason to own a diversified portfolio of low-cost index funds and ETFs.
Yes, not every child who has now grown into a twenty-something enjoyed a wealth of extraneous compliments, but for those who did, reality is proving to be as harsh as it is for poor Pluto to realize that not only is he not a planet anymore, but now there are a billion other planets to mock him.
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Just wait until the broad realization dawns that the harsh reality of Obamacare is that tens of millions will lose their employer provided insurance because of the perverse incentives under the program.
The harsh reality, however, is that even Peugeot's French workers face an uncertain future.
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France's picnickers are about to be swamped by harsh reality, no matter who is president.
After spending much of last year in denial about the meaning of the Budget Control Act that the president signed into law in August, the defense industry is waking up to a harsh reality.
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