Word: dis
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...government thus needs to get in on the act as well. By running perennial deficits, it is dis-saving, even as households save more. Peter Orszag, Obama's Budget Director, recently called the U.S. budget deficits unsustainable - this year's is $1.4 trillion - and he's right. To date, the U.S. has seemed unable to have what Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels has called an "adult conversation" about the consequences of spending so much more than is taken in. That needs to change. And though Hu Jintao and the rest of the Chinese leadership aren't inclined to lecture visiting Presidents...
Still, in the end, Obama's decision will probably depend as much on politics in Afghanistan as on politics in Washington, especially given the disputed Afghan election. As President Bill Clinton said on Meet the Press: "I think that what the President has done here is not to dis [General McChrystal], but he's saying, 'Look, my responsibility is not just to win military battles, but to see that at least it's something bigger ... for ourselves and our security and for the people of Afghanistan. And I got to decide whether we got a partner there,' which means there...
...morning ceremony with Ghanaian President John Atta Mills, Obama was serenaded with an eponymous song in his honor by the local reggae star, Blakk Rasta. "In a dis ya time a black American president a great sign," read the song's lyrics. "Too long dem disrespect blacks and Africans combined." After the speech, Obama, his wife and children took helicopters out to the Cape Coast Castle, which for centuries served as a major Portuguese depot for slaves bound to America and the Caribbean. "I think it was particularly important for Malia and Sasha, who are growing up in such...
...press coverage of Google this week included a few pathetic announcements. Disney (DIS) will put some of its premium content on Google's YouTube. That should be good for $10 million in revenue a year. Google is starting a $100 million venture capital arm which will make it the 1,000th largest venture operation in the world. In other words, it will not be managing enough venture money to matter. Then word came out that Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) might use Google's operating system in some of its netbooks instead of Microsoft Windows. The important word in that report...
Barry Diller, who has been in the media industry as long as almost any man alive, said the online display advertising at his company, IACI (IACI), might be down as much as 50% this month. Disney (DIS) reported that its interactive business lost money in the final quarter of last year. The head of advertising sales at TIME Warner's (TWX) AOL internet unit was replaced, probably a reasonable sign that revenue is under-performing there...