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...there's good seasonal karma right through December? In this seasonal scenario, December actually turns in the strongest performance, on average. There's a bit of seasonality to that too, since in a rising market you will typically see mutual-fund managers rush to add hot stocks to their portfolio at the end of the year so it shows up in their portfolio statements. There's much more performance pressure on money managers today than there used...
Some of his targets were old reliables like Bill Clinton, fresh from his diplomatic jaunt to North Korea. ("We need to bring two hot Asian chicks back from North Korea in a private jet," said Smith, imagining the genesis of Clinton's recent mission. "Who should we get?") He delved into the economic crisis, pinpointing the bitter irony of banks' having to declare bankruptcy ("How do you f___ up your only job?"). And he waded fearlessly into perhaps the most treacherous satiric waters of all: the new resident of the White House. (See TIME's history of stand-up comedy...
Ripped from the HeadlinesStill, the Bush years got stand-up comics reading the headlines again, and they haven't stopped. The economic crisis has been a hot topic for months, health care is coming on strong, and favorite targets like Sarah Palin and Clinton have helped out by refusing to leave the stage. But when it comes to Obama, the comics are still groping. Greg Geraldo, a club stalwart whose material was filled with anti-Bush gibes a few years ago, has moved on to Obama, but mostly to execute a deft pivot - like a bit on John McCain...
...pictures of late-model, low-mileage vehicles being destroyed. There should be an additional layer of the CARS program that would allow the millions of people who could never buy a new car to trade up their really old clunkers for more-efficient used cars. Lydia Ross Hartt, HOT SPRINGS...
...want to drive some hot number off a dealer's lot this afternoon, perhaps a higher-priced, geeked-out cruiser you might not be able to afford. Despite all the sales rebates, leasing is still a viable alternative. It's not as popular as it was among manufacturers, whose bad arithmetic cost them a fortune a few years back. But if you can find a leasable model you like - GMAC Financial Services and GM are offering packages for the 2009 Cadillac CTS, several new Chevrolet models and the 2010 Buick Enclave and LaCrosse - the numbers might work if you drive...