Word: deficits
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...program announced by the government--equivalent to a whopping 2% of GDP--is too strong a medicine. If not, said Courtis, "in six to nine months there will be a dramatic turnaround in the Japanese trade position, the export sector will grow, and investors will see the budget deficit getting much bigger." But Courtis warned the plan could backfire: "The Japan problem isn't over. If they raise taxes too much, the economy is going to crater...
Sullivan praised the team's resilience in both games. Harvard lost to Princeton, 66-61, but shaved a 16-point deficit to four in the final 11 minutes...
...House. But GOP leaders there are a little gunshy after losing other close votes, Edwards says, and won't risk political capital on the amendment if it fails the Senate. Edwards also notes that President Clinton can undercut support for the amendment by reassuring his own party's deficit hawks of his commitment to actually balancing the budget. In that way, the GOP can use the credible threat of an amendment to win a more favorable budget deal. "It's a question of long-term versus short-term goals," she says. But despite the fact that this is the major...
Harvard (15-9, 8-4 Ivy) fought back from a 14 point second-half deficit to cut the Penn lead to two with 56 seconds remaining in regulation on the strength of 25 secondhalf points by the interior tandem of seniors Kyle Snowden and Chris Grancio, who scored a career high 26 points...
...sponsored resolution condemning China's human rights record. The U.S. has also opted to wait until bilateral talks in mid-March before sounding China on allegations that it is violating pledges to slash exports of missile technology and chemical weapons components. Also put off: the booming U.S.-China trade deficit, which clocked in at $39 billion...