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...underline his worries about a downturn that Bush scheduled his economic forum in Austin, Texas, this week, a round table with selected economists to get their take on things. Though they aren't likely to say so at the forum, one worry many economists have is that Bush's warnings will become a self-fulfilling prophecy, trash talking a wobbly economy right off the rails...
That only partly explains why O'Neill had to be coaxed into taking the job of Treasury Secretary. The other reason is that O'Neill didn't know George W. Bush well. So the two men, joined by Vice President-elect Dick Cheney, had lunch in Austin three weeks ago. O'Neill told friends later that Bush and Cheney made him feel like an instant insider, and he was happy the conversation had been so candid...
...opportunity to see her in a variety of different settings. During the time the Bushes have been in Austin, the coincidences of mutual friends, mutual interests and children nearly the same age have put us together socially from time to time. Her composure and her reserve in public have led some to speculate that behind the benign exterior lies a steely woman who, if things get out of hand, is going to be taking names. But that's not her at all. She is not vindictive, and she is not even the least bit manipulative. She is strong about...
...finally Bush went on network television from the Governor's mansion to question the Florida call. "It's going to be a long night," he said. The Governor was more right than he knew. The networks sheepishly pulled Florida back from Gore just before 10 o'clock, and Austin came alive. The Governor was, in the words of one associate, "like a prizefighter pulling himself off the mat." Back in the bout, he and his family returned to watching the Western states closely, all the while keeping an eye on Florida. When another late-reporting state fell into line, George...
...uncertain that any kid of reading age in the English-speaking world slept during the first week of July as the midnight Friday release of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire drew near. At the Book People bookstore in Austin, Texas, three young Harry wannabes were mesmerized by excitement as they claimed their copies of the fourth installment in J.K. Rowling's magical series. As if to confirm that there is a huge gulf between ages 11 and 14, a major part of the the latter demographic fell under the spell of a vastly different celebrity--a real...