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...many observers remarked that it was not the affair but the lie to the nation (“I did not have sexual relations…”) that made impeachment politically possible. Had the President set aside his pride and more swiftly apologized, many think, the impeachment balloon might have been deflated. Likewise, if Bush stood up like Richard Clarke and took responsibility, it would be much harder to criticize his attitude on the 9/11 attacks. If his officials would straightforwardly defend their actions—explain why the caskets are worth it, for example, rather than hide...
...boom has been a mixed blessing for mainland companies-and it may turn out to be mixed for the rest of the world, too. Concerns that China's economy is rising too fast are intensifying, and efforts by Beijing to let some of the air out of the balloon before it bursts have so far proved ineffective. The latest statistics, released last week, added to the alarm. Despite the central government's efforts to curtail unrestrained bank lending and excessive investment in sectors such as real estate and automaking, China's economy surged 9.7% in the first quarter this year...
...trial balloon floated last month that would shift first-year advising to the Houses appears to be failing...
After his big weekend at Yale, Hale finished his junior season on a tear, watching his season average balloon from .134 to .257. League competition caught the brunt of the hot streak...
...misinterprets another soldier's joke about a bombing as a warning that the base is under attack. To a third GI he whispers, "I think we're in for a bombing," and a sign sprouts: HOT AIR. "The hot air is blowing, a rumor is growing," the narrator warns. "Balloon juice is phony, but it makes good baloney." A soldier with a mouth shaped like a howitzer is told: "Now shoot off your face" - the mouth goes BOOM! - "and baloney is flying all over the place." The hysteria is spread by airborne sausage skins, baloney balloons, are flying in formation...