International Business News - Word http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Merriam-Webster's annual Words of the Year dating to 2003, when the publisher started making the selection: 2008: Bailout--"A rescue from financial distress." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081125/w00t-merriam-websters-past-words-of-the-year.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:48:05 EST Everyone seems to want one, but apparently a lot of Americans aren't sure what exactly a "bailout" is. The word, which shot to prominence amid the financial meltdown, was looked up so often at Merriam-Webster's online dictionary site that the publisher says "bailout" was an easy choice for its 2008 Word of the Year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081125/suddenly-on-everyones-lips-bailout-is-top-word.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:48:27 EST Prime Minister Gordon Brown dared to utter the dreaded "R" word Wednesday, confirming what consumers have known for months--that no country can escape the global recession. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/157760-britain-brown.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/britains-brown-boldly-says-the-r-word.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/britains-brown-boldly-says-the-r-word.htm Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:18:41 EDT When Michael Richards stunned a nightclub audience two years ago by shouting the N-word at a black patron, Laugh Factory owner Jamie Masada was quick to join the Rev. Jesse Jackson in calling for a ban on the word's use. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/93653-jackson-n-word.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/laugh-factory-owner-jackson-should-pay-for-n-word.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/laugh-factory-owner-jackson-should-pay-for-n-word.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:03:25 EDT When Michael Richards stunned a nightclub audience two years ago by shouting the N-word at a black patron, Laugh Factory owner Jamie Masada was quick to join the Rev. Jesse Jackson in calling for a ban on the word's use. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/laugh-factory-owner-jackson-should-pay-for-n-word.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:59:16 EDT The Rev. Jesse Jackson used the N-word during a break in a TV interview where he criticized presidential candidate Barack Obama, Fox News confirmed Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/92907-jackson-n-word.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/fox-jackson-used-n-word-in-crude-off-air-remarks.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/fox-jackson-used-n-word-in-crude-off-air-remarks.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:21:40 EDT The Rev. Jesse Jackson used the N-word during a break in a TV interview where he criticized presidential candidate Barack Obama, Fox News confirmed Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/92634-jackson-n-word.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/fox-jackson-used-n-word-in-crude-off-air-remarks.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/fox-jackson-used-n-word-in-crude-off-air-remarks.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:29:53 EDT