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President Clinton says he took some comfort from a new book by one of theVietnamwar's chief architects. Asked by CNN White House correspondent Wolf Blitzer whether he felt vindicated by former President Defense Secretary Robert McNamara's statement this week that the war was a terrible mistake, Clinton replied, "Yes, I do; I know that sounds self-serving, but I do." The conversation occurred off-camera Thursday after CNN taped an interview. White House press secretary Mike McCurry confirmed the exchange today, adding that McNamara's admission "vindicates the views of millions of Americans, including President Clinton, that...
...outlook could be darker by then, particularly if the Fed continues to heed the bond market and pushes rates still higher. According to David Blitzer, chief economist of Standard & Poors Corp., there have been nine U.S. recessions since World War II but only two soft landings. In effect, the odds are 9 to 2 against...
Villanova also is bringing freshman stars to the contest, with Tom Tracy in the backstroke and the fly, Mike Melley in the freestyle, and Bryan Blitzer in the sprint freestyle...
...offering Monster Face, a life-size plastic skull that comes complete with "blistering boil," "nose slime drip" and "quivering bugs and worms." Kids can style it to be as repugnant as possible. Kenner is betting that kids will want to gross out Mom and Dad with Savage Mondo Blitzer characters that come in four-packs with names like Puke Shooters and Chunk Blowers. While ERTL, a respectable die-cast model-car company, is offering ; Blurp Balls -- hideous softball-size spheres, with names like Retch-A-Rat Tomcat, that shoot out revolting objects from their mouths when squeezed...
Most economists support the change, although it's not easy to keep them from yawning. "In many ways, it's much ado about nothing," says David Blitzer, chief economist at Standard & Poor's. "But it's raised consciousness in terms of imports and exports and how we measure and think about them. We should probably do it every other year...