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...think the faculty gave a damn in 1969 about the creation of an Afro-Am department," Daniels says...
...thing to think about with ROTC is that itis a source of free education," Young says. "I'vealways thought you can do more good if you staywith what's happening than if you hide in a cave,if we can say, damn it, we stand for this, ratherthan sit back and let things happen...
Things are good. The U.S. is lean and mean and at peace. Free trade is a priority, as are deficit reduction and education. Technology races ahead. We have a smart guy running the Federal Reserve (Greenspan) and another smart guy (Robert Rubin) advising the President -- who's damn smart himself. All of this bodes well. But the stock market in the short term doesn't care about any of that. It cares mainly about interest rates. You can argue that with the economy finally in gear, commodity prices and labor costs will begin to edge up. (Could the Teamsters strike...
...Damn! The economy is strong. Production, sales, incomes are up. More people are finding jobs. Damn! Nobody on Wall Street would use those exact words; they sound too hardhearted. But the essential thought is voiced by many analysts trying to explain last week's sudden bust in the stock and bond markets (which is no easy job). In extenso, their reasoning goes like this: a strong economy threatens a revival of inflation, at least in the minds of the governors of the Federal Reserve Board. It also means higher interest rates: automatically, because of rising loan demand from business...
...mind being an oddball," he says. "I kind of enjoy it." His inner urgency to know everything has subsided. "I don't try to read the hot line that somebody sent me or the latest column. I mean, 'Who's up, who's down' -- I don't give a damn anymore." The flinty code of propriety that has always weighted him is in evidence. Only a few close friends know his doubts about Clinton's stewardship. They go to the nature of the man, questions about his resolve and principles. Bush has questioned some of Clinton's policies publicly...