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...Which leaves the Democrats in a bit of a bind. This week was the White House?s turn to crunch the numbers; next week, on Aug. 27, the Congressional Budget Office will send out its bean-counters with a result the Democrats hope will put Bush?s first budget exactly where they want it: In the red. But while the CBO?s numbers may vary slightly from the OMB?s, in leaky Washington it?s a good bet that Mitch Daniels? accountants had the CBO?s numbers in mind when they came up with that extra $4.3 billion last week...
Still want to crunch like the stars? The San Diego team found that the best of three infomercial products it studied was the Torso Track, endorsed by Suzanne Somers, which requires users to kneel on a pad and slide a handlebar forward and back, working both the abdominals and the obliques...
...core, this - and the Vatican, the Freemasons and Steve Carlton all agree with me on this one- is about the future of our planet. Think Bush?s relentless view of a long-term energy crunch and his tolerance of Big Coal as a viably clean energy source are a coincidence? The man?s planning for an America so hot we?ll be running air conditioners during Christmas dinner...
Credit CEO David Neeleman, 41, for piloting JetBlue past the early disasters that typically befall fledgling carriers. For starters, Neeleman raised $160 million from investors--almost triple what other new airline entrants have managed to obtain. The hefty sum is insurance against any unforeseen cash crunch; last year start-up National Airlines veered into bankruptcy because of surging jet-fuel prices...
...Within the next five years more than 40% of the nation's 93,000 principals are expected to retire. Districts across the country are already feeling the crunch: a San Jose superintendent had to take 33 trips across the country last year to find four principals he was satisfied with; New York City's schools began last year with 163 temporary principals; 39% of Chicago's principals are already eligible for retirement. So Chicago, along with a handful of other districts and states, has decided to lower its barriers and open the doors to people like Jennifer Henry...