Word: boom
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...sympathy in the Arab world. If innocent suffering Muslim civilians are fed and medicated, then other Arab countries will remember why they don't like Saddam in the first place." If that is the case, perhaps the next parcels the United States sends Saddam's way should not go boom. -- Terence Nelan
...sympathy in the Arab world. If innocent suffering Muslim civilians are fed and medicated, then other Arab countries will remember why they don't like Saddam in the first place." If that is the case, perhaps the next parcels the United States sends Saddam's way should not go boom. -- Terence Nelan
...problem of the American future before which all others fade is entitlements--to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid payments and veterans' benefits. When the baby-boom generation starts to retire in 20-odd years, there will simply not be enough money to pay those entitlements. Taxes will have to zoom, or benefits will have to be slashed, or both...
...YORK: The SEC approved a sweeping set of reforms designed to increase confidence and bring more small investors into the Nasdaq Stock Market. Nasdaq, home to such high-tech firms as Netscape, and Microsoft, has experienced a wild growth boom as investors flock to tech stocks. But two government investigations earlier this summer turned up allegations that dealers were engaging in price-fixing by not allowing all investors news of the best prices on the electronically traded market. As a result of the investigation, Nasdaq was formally censured by the SEC and ordered to provide more oversight of dealers...
...Seattle is the boom town of the nineties, and it can't boom without throwing off some flak. Almost every day, it seems, battalions of tractors and cranes transform messy lots into restaurants and theaters, creating endless opportunities for just about any kind of business as the population of the city keeps growing and growing. As a result, Seattle sports rough edges, and the Emerald City has become a fascinating study in contrast--a place where Kurt Cobain and the Seattle Symphony share an audience and recent college graduates always find a job, despite the fact that Washington...