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The US faces serious problems: public debt, weak secondary education, and political gridlock, to name just a few.

Because such hard numbers cannot be guaranteed, countries don't commit ambitiously to this sort of agreement: result, gridlock.

"The next year is going to be one of gridlock in Congress, " said Jeffrey Berry, a political science professor at Tufts University.

With all the partisanship and gridlock here in Washington, it's easy to wonder if such unity is really possible.

The current diplomatic gridlock means that the Copenhagen summit is likely to produce a skeleton agreement at best.

But as long as the politics back in Washington produces distrust and gridlock, it is one they will have to get used to in years ahead.

Spending two hours a day in gridlock traffic is enough to drive even the most Zen commuter up the wall.

The U. S. -based Asia Foundation survey indicates that, despite a year of intense political gridlock, the Afghan government remains popular.

Taxes would go up for almost all working Americans if political gridlock sets in and no extension of the cuts is approved.

Though the current massive gridlock is unusual, thousands of trucks line up along the main thoroughfares into Beijing even on the best days.

That just appeared to have relocated the gridlock away from Beijing and into Inner Mongolia.

If he's able to exude Zen-like calm when stuck in gridlock, 19 "he's likely to have more self-control. "

Gridlock in Congress is arguably the biggest obstacle to effective government, and there is no attempt to form a third party there.

Its credit rating has been downgraded and Washington is in a state of permanent political gridlock.

Those who still support him will only be heartened by his defiance, and legislative gridlock makes the Democrats seem incompetent.

Fishermen and truck drivers blocked roads and ports in France and in Britain. Hundreds of trucks caused gridlock in London.

We rarely give up in line or on the subway or bus. Locked into our automobiles, we prefer gridlock to giving way.

A roadblock was set up in the middle of Times Square itself, and on main cross-streets leading into it, causing virtual gridlock.

With many in Congress opposed to further jobs measures and tax increases of any kind, the chances of prolonged gridlock are high.

If the parties are unable to bridge their differences, the gridlock in Washington will quickly find its way to streets around the country.

'Investors are starting to understand that a likely result of this election is gridlock, and that is good. '

Since then, however, California has descended into a seemingly endless budget crisis and partisan gridlock.

My cell phone quit as I tried to let my wife know that I was caught in freeway gridlock and would be late for our anniversary dinner.

The way out of this gridlock, environmentalists say, is to show it's possible to reduce greenhouse gases without sinking the economy.

Accomplishments get delegitimized, and some areas like climate change, end up in total gridlock.

Gridlock around Beijing has been a conspicuous problem as more Chinese buy private cars.

Both Senator Reid and Speaker Pelosi promised a new era of cooperation after years of partisan passion and gridlock .

The U. S. is depicted as a fraying empire of obesity, ignorance, debt, gridlock, stagnation, and mindless war.

Mr Spitzer's arrogant ways, honed as he fought fraud on Wall Street, caused political gridlock in Albany, the state capital.

to put aside partisan posturing, end the gridlock, and do what's right for the American people.

Yet, as we speak, California, like the US as a whole, is mired in debt and political gridlock.

Fearful everyone would be busy during Washington's party-gridlock season, I had let the guest list swell to a crowd of 30.

In particular, the all-important payment systems were able to remain in operation without failure or gridlock.

Lima is far from alone among Latin American cities with exasperating traffic congestion and near-complete gridlock on major thoroughfares.

Government gridlock will fail to provide the leadership required to put the economy back on track.

A continuing gridlock around taxes and debt could mean years of economic stagnation.

But they have no patience for the same old partisan gridlock that stands in the way of action while our economy continues to slide.

America faces gridlock between the White House and Congress.

The MIT researchers even came up with a name for this kind of gridlock - "jamiton. "

But his tenure was marked by domestic gridlock, strained relations with China and the US, and a string of corruption scandals.

As for the "Mr Market loves gridlock" mantra, historical data can tell you anything if you torture it enough.

But that does not mean that gridlock is the name of the game.

For the last three years, the country has been paralysed by a political gridlock that has put its future on the line.

The likely outcome of any unity government is gridlock.

If the gridlock choking Washington finds its way to America's state houses too, then the American economy risks grinding to a standstill.

Then we have what I believe are the ideas in conflict. The ideas that we argue about. These are the arguments we have which cause gridlock.

Liberal democracy confronts a dangerous gridlock in Washington. It also supplies the ecosystem for innovation and entrepreneurialism.

Its last, painful years in office had been marked by sleaze, ineptitude and political gridlock.

Chronic political gridlock has left the American public dismayed and fatigued, according to analyst Sarah Binder.

Taking a crush at the rush hour. Scandalous end scene. Lock, stock, and gridlock on the road - it's just absolutely traffic.

Can presidential appeals to the American public break Washington gridlock?

Washington, of course, is no stranger to gridlock and head-in-the-sand economics.

But political gridlock should not be conflated with economic reality.

The year of gridlock reached a low point in the midsummer showdown over the federal debt ceiling.

Yeah - I heard it was gridlock around the centre.

At its current rate of metro and road construction, India is headed for gridlock on a massive scale.

In September, the roundtable's members feared high oil prices, Europe's growing debt crisis and political gridlock over U. S. budget policy.

In this case, gridlock means dramatic action: a swingeing tax increase with the economy still on its knees.

S. faces are formidable, and persistent political gridlock could delay badly needed fiscal and structural reforms.

The LDP and its ally, New Komeito, can muster enough support from other parties to cause gridlock.

Never did congressional gridlock seem as intractable as it did this summer.

Gridlock that causes everybody's taxes to rise sharply, which nobody wants and which makes no economic sense, is entirely possible.

Inside of each of you, there are sirens, honking horns and gridlock.

In the end, gridlock solves nothing. US voters forgot a golden rule of politics: "Be careful what you wish for. "

Some analysts are warning that the gridlock in Washington is what could caused as even worse, more problems.

They often produce gridlock: managers representing the functions and those having an eye on markets cannot agree.

It's not efficient, it's not the optimal way to run policy, but it's not gridlock.

That seems unlikely, but political gridlock could cause America's fiscal boost to fade unexpectedly sharply.

For the sake of our people and our economy, we cannot allow gridlock to prevail.

Heavy rain in Mumbai and other cities has also led to traffic gridlock, low-lying neighborhoods flooded by rain.

It might therefore be wise to bet on even worse gridlock as both parties dig in their heels for next year's general election.

Once through the airport, there are fears travelers could face gridlock on London's roads and subways during the Games.

The Tea Party plumped fiscal reform, but may have wound up simply solidifying political gridlock.

Mr Market is supposed to like both the Republican limited-government agenda, and US political gridlock in general.

What looks like a system of checks and balances today could look like gridlock tomorrow.

Motorists have been warned to avoid Brisbane's Story Bridge after a broken down car caused gridlock in the afternoon peak-hour run.

And it's going to take a whole a change in leadership in order to really crush that gridlock and get going on this.

And then there's the risk that political gridlock may degenerate into something worse political paralysis.

With the stakes so high we simply cannot afford the same old gridlock and partisan posturing in Washington.

Then our nation was gripped by economic distress, social decline, political gridlock .

With both sides seeking maximum advantage, gridlock is a distinct possibility.

The governors are still tinkering in all sorts of ways, even as many national debates remain stuck in partisan gridlock.

With the prospect of gridlock at home, a president naturally turns abroad.

JAKARTA (Reuters Life! ) - It's a fast and fashionable way for Jakartans to beat the city's chronic gridlock: a limousine on two wheels.

But gridlock as a political strategy is destructive to the country.

Sao Paulo's metro extensions are years behind schedule, and the city is grinding towards gridlock.

A free society requires red lights and green lights, otherwise it soon descends into gridlock.

Road construction is the immediate cause for the gridlock, which stretches as far as Inner Mongolia.

Fiscal gridlock means extra reliance on quantitative easing to boost the economy.

Japan has done nothing to ease political gridlock and fix its debt problem.

Delegates are kept back by political gridlock. The political leaders must now unblock the process.

The booming situation had led to traffic gridlock.

Instead of pushing for compromise, the constitution's checks and balances therefore yield gridlock.

The ongoing gridlock means one must prepare for the worst, says one diplomat.

This is not the time for the usual games or political gridlock in Washington.

But gridlock does not have a statistically significant correlation with superior market returns, as the chart shows.

WALL STREET wisdom holds that political gridlock is good for the economy.

An expansion to 27 members would cause institutional gridlock , it was forecast.

Gridlock resulting from vehicles and pedestrians "blocking the box" at the intersection of 1st Avenue and 57th Street in New York City.

In November 2006 Stephen Roach, chief economist at Morgan Stanley, wrote an article called "Wrong Time for Gridlock" .

Some fear Washington gridlock could threaten the seemingly immutable strength of stocks in the third presidential year.

But, surprise surprise, gridlock could doom its efforts.

But Beijingers are used to epic-scale gridlock.

But he is acknowledging continued partisan gridlock in Congress.

If Mitch McConnel is gonna draw that line in the sand , it's gonna be a recipe for more gridlock.

POLITICAL gridlock in Washington has many causes.

But as the close of the 111th Congress proved, the 112th is hardly consigned to total gridlock.

What worries me most is the political gridlock in Washington.

[font=Times New Roman]In some other areas, the SPD's new assertiveness may produce gridlock, not retreat.

So we usually have gridlock on new programs because one side won't approve what the other side does.

The combination virtually guarantees gridlock; this year's budget was 100 days late.

America needs Chinese goods to buy cheap at Wal-Mart and Chinese credit to fund runaway deficits exacerbated by Washington gridlock.

What the architects call this "mixity" of styles may offer a chance to tackle the scourges of traffic gridlock and pollution.

Workers create a traffic gridlock during a protest march along South Luzon expressway in Manila December 31, 2007 .

Mr Jonathan was sworn in on May 6th after six months of uncertainty and political gridlock.

Many of the vehicles stuck in the gridlock are trucks carrying coal and fruit.

Traffic gridlock is our nightmare.

Is gridlock really good for investors?

It is hard to know which is worse: America's gridlock, or Europe's broken political structure.

The one thing that seems almost certain about the coming election is gridlock.

Or it could do exactly the opposite: prove that, in America, political gridlock makes rational fiscal policy impossible.

The result is almost always the same: gridlock.

Most important, gridlock is a foreign concept at Westminster.

So why don't they crash into each other and suffer ant-gridlock the way humans do?

More than 7, 000 traffic policemen are working to ease the gridlock, according to the traffic management bureau.

There are concerns that a democratic Lords could challenge the primacy of the Commons and lead to legislative gridlock.

Mexico has moved from one-party rule by the PRI, which ended in 2000, to three-way gridlock.

The upshot is that the current gridlock in Congress will soon get much worse.

However, the short-term gridlock is very bad for the outlook, in our view.

We can't afford to stand still and settle for endless political gridlock.

Do you ever sit in traffic wishing you could conjure up that taxi driver who got you through a gridlock at light speed?

The risk then is that a continuation of political gridlock would stop further economic reforms in Germany.

Sitting in gridlock wastes your time and the planet's fuel.

But in times of economic trouble, such as we face now, investors aren't sure gridlock is good.

More would have come, but the organisers insisted on widening the corridors after last year's gridlock.

They voted for gridlock in Washington. That is what they will most likely get.

A similar scheme led to massive gridlock last year during Hurricane Ivan.

This is a gridlock. We don't know what to do.

hi . what is this ? sunday brunch gridlock.

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