If the gathering economic challenges strike all at once in a perfect storm, these families, America's families, will be the hardest hit.
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The political, diplomatic and economic repercussions of an Israeli strike would be staggering.
The vast majority are non-working or barely working actors, often employed as bartenders, baristas and personal trainers to the Hollywood community, vulnerable to the economic ripple effect of a strike.
In times of economic hardship it was vital to strike the right balance between the interests of taxpayers and the needs of the royal household, she said.
With 80% of Zimbabweans jobless in the midst of an economic catastrophe, few can afford a strike.
If the Iraq campaign proves lengthy, and Middle East oil production is affected on top of the supply squeeze caused by Venezuela's long-running general strike then the economic effects could be serious.
But I also voiced to President Obama Brazil's concern regarding the monetary expansion policies that ultimately mean that countries that have a surplus be able to strike a balance in those economic monetary expansion policies through fiscal policies that are ultimately based on expanding investments.
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Even if the strike crumbles, Venezuela's economic prospects are grim.
"The strike is to protest against the economic policies of the government, against liberalisation and globalisation which is affecting labour and the poor of the country, " said Tapan Sen, National Secretary of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions.
The latest general strike is the 30th in Greece since the economic crisis began three years ago.
Mr Mahuad has also demonstrated an ability to strike the political deals necessary to push through economic reform.
In France, unions brought over 1m people onto the streets for a one-day strike, and a riot in Latvia over economic policy ended in more than 100 arrests.
He has also said he would promote the role of U.S. charities and relief organizations in the region, maintain economic sanctions on Cuba, seek special negotiating authority to strike speedier trade deals with nations in the Western Hemisphere and establish a free-trade area for the Americas.
As 2010 has unfurled and we have seen Athens ablaze in May and workers on strike elsewhere it has been claimed by many wise economic heads that the chaos of breaking up the Euro would be too costly to bear?
Policymakers need to strike a balance between commercial requirements for profitability to sustain economic growth against the resulting costs to the environment.
The merchants' strike is just one indication of the regime's economic woes.
My impression is that Mr. Grant and colleagues are trying very hard (in a very tough economic environment) to make sense of an agriculturally stressful situation and strike a prudent, ethically-grounded approach to helping the world.
Lords reform might strike voters as an unforgivably esoteric pursuit at a time of economic misery.
However, the BBC's Mark Lowen in Athens says the strike is a reminder that government confidence in a slowly improving economic situation is not shared by many on the streets.
He was joined during that time by noted MIT economist Lester Thurow, who said that Western nations were doomed to paltry economic growth of 1% to 2% for the foreseeable future (strike one, Les) and that Europe would outgrow the U.S. (strike two).
Panorama chronicled this decade of change with domestic films on Mrs Thatcher's reforming economic and social policies, the Falklands War and of course the Miners' Strike.
"The Bank remains between a rock and a hard place in trying to strike a balance between the rising pressures of inflation and supporting the economic recovery, " he said.
It sets out certain political, social and economic rights of EU citizens, and allows the European Court of Justice to strike down any aspect of EU law that is deemed to contravene the charter.
Its business plan, based on a target of selling three million tickets, and government support will be strong selling points in a difficult economic climate, while Will Greenwood's comments about grassroots rugby also appear to strike a chord with IRB Council members.
The strike has been called by trade unions to protest against the government's economic policies.
Bernanke has been trying to strike a balance between easing the Fed out of its extraordinary support efforts and the sluggish economic recovery.
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There has been sporadic violence in India at the beginning of a two-day strike called by the country's trade unions in protest against the government's economic reforms.
The Pentagon has placed so many draconian restrictions on its purchase of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, and raised the price so high, that it makes little strategic or economic sense to purchase it.
Some have even speculated that the success of the missile has mitigated the fact that Hamas or Hezbollah can now hit Israel's most important population and economic centres, a factor that cannot be overlooked in looking forward to the possible consequences of a strike against Iran's nuclear facilities.
If France was to fall then a global sovereign lending strike could hit, tipping the world economy into uncharted territory in what would amount to a total global economic malfunction.
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