Word: feds
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...should we welcome any new literary medium -- even a slightly degraded one like books on tape? One hopeful sign is that despite the boom in audio books, sales of hardcovers and paperbacks have not fallen. Just as Hollywood once feared the advent of videocassettes but later discovered they fed rather than discouraged interest in movies, books on tape may actually promote the cause of literature. Four hours of Doctorow or McCarthy is better than nothing, especially when the alternative is to stare at the the brake lights ahead...
Altman and Hanson will probably not be the last Whitewater sacrifices. Warns an Administration source: "The people who have fed the beast should not assume the beast is happy." Last week the New York Times reported that before being replaced, independent counsel Robert Fiske had widened his inquiries to include the finances of Clinton's 1990 gubernatorial campaign...
...Fed Chair Questions Data...
...Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan warned Congress that traditional statistics like the consumer price index may be less accurate a forecast of inflation than signals from financial and commodity markets. His testimony before a House subcommittee shed some light on reasons why the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates four times in 1994; the board is widely expected to hike rates for the fifth time when it meets again this week...
...anatomical. Some women simply lack sufficient glandular tissue (as opposed to fatty tissue) in their breasts. A history of breast surgery -- biopsies, breast reduction -- increases the risk. (A warning sign of the problem: the breasts do not swell significantly during early pregnancy.) How does one tell if a breast-fed baby is getting enough to eat? The proof, say experts, is in the diaper. In the first few weeks of life, a nursing baby normally wets at least six diapers a day and has very frequent bowel movements. For mothers who cannot produce enough milk, the solution is easy: supplement...