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...these economic consequences of the budget deficit lead to less economic growth and more wage stagnation. The result is a weaker and poorer America filled with citizens battling over a steadily shrinking economic pie. Perhaps in such an economic climate the Democratic party would thrive given its ability to cater to special interest groups...
...shake-out has already led to bankruptcy filings by such regional discounters as Caldor, Bradlee's, Jamesway and Edison Bros. Stores, whose core clientele are overleveraged households earning $30,000 to $50,000 a year. "This group is under extreme pressure, and the retailers who cater to it are in a recession," says Mark Zandi, chief economist for Regional Financial Associates, a Pennsylvania consulting firm...
...very dynamic speaker," said Devarati Ghosh '99. "I liked the way he worked the crowd rather than staying behind the podium. He was not afraid to make firm statements or cater to public opinion. That's why it's a disappointment that he's not running [for president] this year...
Despite its close proximity to college students, Feiner said the Brew Moon does not plan to cater specifically to the 18 to 24-year-old college crowd. But he added that he hopes students will form a part of its eventual clientele...
...less popular works. If Top 40 classical takes over the media markets, where will the equally worthy but less popular works of other composers--to say nothing of contemporary composers trying to have their music played--go for exposure? Area radio stations such as WCRB have begun to cater to the pop classical market, even experimenting with playing only movements of pieces rather than complete versions one almost never hears a contemporary work, perhaps because of an unfounded assumption that new works can't possibly stir up the same pleasures as old ones...