The rise of this brand of politics is often said to reflect a failure by politicians, who are either hopelessly remote from voters' concerns or powerless to address them.

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In 2004 and 2005, the TSA at first dismissed privacy concerns, then sought to address them by placing TSA officers viewing the scanner imagery in remote locations, away from the passenger being screened.

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The Dutch and French votes also reflect a spreading unease that the European ideal is growing increasingly remote to most Europeans, a situation that the proposed constitution was meant to address.

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At the same time, there is a growing trend of remote employment, facilitated online, that is creating opportunity for businesses and professionals and is poised to address these labor market frictions.

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