Word: feds
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...mildly, the biggest names of the '80s had no such compunctions about money. Koons, a former commodities trader, publicized his 1988 "Banality" show with color-photo magazine ads that showed him on a pony being fed cake by a model in a bikini--the artist as king of the world. In another he was cavorting with pigs. Thinking back on that ad now, Koons has a simple explanation. "I thought I would call myself a pig before the viewer could, so they could only think more of me," he says. And anyway, he has had the last laugh. He turned...
...warning from Alan Greenspan inspires skepticism. "I don't think we're going to have an inflation problem," said economist Robert Brusca of FAO Economics following the Federal Reserve Chairman's words of concern accompanying a hike in short-term interest rates last week. "I think we have a Fed-credibility problem." Brusca is more worried about nascent signs of weakness, including eroding consumer confidence. A slowdown would quell inflationary pressures quickly, and one theory is that Greenspan's warning was part hype to justify jacking up rates so that he has room to cut them again if things deteriorate...
...Banna was involved in the Hilla attack, and the interim Iraqi government, which is furious at the failure of its neighbors to stop the flow of foreign fighters into Iraq. The war of words has become so heated that both countries briefly recalled their ambassadors. "The people are fed up," says Labid Abawi, an Iraqi Deputy Foreign Minister. "They don't see the Arabs as helpful. The [Hilla] incident has really exploded a lot of bad feelings...
...summer offseason, however, Vitt worked hard day in and day out to improve her skills in net in order compete for the starting job. She also looked impressive during the lead-up to the season and fed off the positive competition between herself...
Senior tri-captain Nicole Corriero got Harvard on the scoreboard just 6:29 into the game with her 59th goal of the season and 24th power-play strike. Set up deep in the St. Lawrence defensive zone with a man advantage, junior Julie Chu fed the puck to sophomore Caitlin Cahow at the right face-off circle, who then threaded a pass to Corriero at the left post for the easy one-timer. From that point on, Corriero, being hawkeyed as the collegiate single-season goals record-holder, yielded to Vaillancourt to shoulder the offensive burden...