Word: fed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...world with single alternatives, choice dies, and choice is the only weapon the consumer has. Once that is gone, we are simply spoon-fed whatever Microsoft chooses to give us. This state already exists to some extent; why else would we accept an operating system that crashes every 10 minutes...
...Streisand is my best friend! I must be more passionate! More beautiful! More full of love! They think that I sing so loud because I am "sexually frustrated." They compare my voice to a "screaming banshee who is being beaten with barbed wire and then being chopped up and fed to a rabid goat." Everyone knows that there are no goats in Canada. Then they suggest that I am not "pretty and sweet" like I seem, but rather "pure evil and not from this planet...
...quarter-point raise in key interest rates. The hike, meant to stave off inflation in these times of hyperbolic growth and spending, caught some analysts off guard. "This raise is a bit unexpected," says TIME financial writer Bernard Baumohl. "There was a lot of uncertainty as to whether the Fed would move, since the economy has been showing signs of slowing down on its own." Example: Key consumer indicators such as retail sales and home purchases have eased in the past 10 months...
Moved PermanentlyMoved PermanentlyFortune Investor DataEven if they were a bit surprised by Tuesday's announcement, traders can now breathe a sigh of relief and enjoy their holidays. "This is the Fed's third tap on the brakes since summer," says Baumohl. "And it's probably not a bad thing, since it will end speculation for the next couple of months about any new movement on rates." It's likely, adds Baumohl, that this is the last interest rate adjustment we'll see in 1999, and perhaps well into 2000 - for reasons close to the chairman's heart. "Greenspan...
...segued from immigration to an ardent defense of free trade, arguing that only increased trade would improve the lives of Mexicans enough to keep them in Mexico. It was an argument aimed directly at the protectionist wing of Bush's party, and it was not one that had been fed to him by advisers. His discourse wasn't weighed down with policy detail, but it was an example of what Bush can be at his best--genuine, articulate and knowledgeable...