Word: forthing
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...political back-and-forth on the stimulus bill is the ultimate in bunk, though, because it ignores most of the fiscal stimulus provided by Washington so far. Anytime the Federal Government spends more than it takes in, it creates fiscal stimulus. That stimulus (deficit) was $1.4 trillion for the just-ended fiscal year, up about $1 trillion from the year before. The stimulus bill accounted for just $200 billion of that increase, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Bailing out banks and other financial firms cost $245 billion. A $419 billion drop in tax receipts (due mainly to recession...
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Unlike its opponent, the Crimson got its running game started early on Saturday. After some back-and-forth play and a missed Harvard field goal, Scales recorded the first touchdown on a 40-yard run 12 minutes into the game...
Cambridge voters will elect nine City Councillors tomorrow from a field of 21 hopefuls who put forth their visions for a more efficient and responsive city government in interviews with The Crimson last week...
...almost no Senator puts forth as dogged an effort every day as Schumer. A week after the Senate Finance Committee rejected two versions of a public plan - including one authored by Schumer - the New York Democrat was still "very optimistic" about the chances of one ending up in the final legislation passed by the chamber. Indeed, despite the fact that President Obama has refused to endorse the idea as a must-have provision and that Olympia Snowe of Maine - the lone Republican Senator still supporting any version of health reform - remains opposed to it, Schumer has never given...