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...parlous state of the U.S. economy is likely to weaken even the healthiest of countries, since so much of the world relies on Americans to buy its goods -- from Sony camcorders to BMW cars. The U.S. recession either is about to begin or has just started, and rising oil prices promise even slower growth and, simultaneously, higher inflation...
...wife and two of his three children -- the Senator is swamped by friends and the curious, all straining to get a glimpse of the man who vanished from sight seven months ago. In a blazer and an open-neck shirt that reveals a tiny scar, he looks like the healthiest person here, trim, energetic and tan. He makes his way to a picnic bench, where he waits his turn to speak at what he calls the "most important event in my public life...
...Americans really happy in their relentless search for trim, regimented bodies? By most standards, they are the healthiest people in history, generally blessed with low cholesterol levels and normal electrocardiograms and blood counts. Yet they seem to have become so preoccupied with the quest for the elusive perfect physical condition, so haunted by the very possibility of sickness that they are unable to enjoy the benefits of good health. They love to go out in the sun, only to worry about skin cancer. They diet continually, but agonize about gaining weight. They exercise relentlessly, yet live in dread of heart...
Nonetheless, the debate may be the healthiest thing to have happened around academe in years. "I think this will open up issues that Bennett and Bloom tried to close," says Paul Seaver, a Stanford history professor. "Namely, what is the nature of our culture, and how do we educate our young people to become knowledgeable participants in the culture...
...resources have long been inadequate to the task. Hence there has been considerable pressure in Washington for the past year to add not merely $5 billion but $15 billion over five years to FSLIC capitalization. But there has been strong opposition from the thrift industry itself, mostly from the healthiest 60% of the institutions. Reason: the cash infusion would eventually have to be paid back by the thrifts, which are already paying about $3.5 billion a year to replenish the deposit guarantee fund. Says a spokesman for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions, a powerful industry lobbying group...