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...question du jour: Which party will be hurt the most by the reports of a shrinking federal surplus? U.S. Representatives and Senators, still scattered across the country for their August recess, are beginning to hear questions from constituents, many of whom are nervous: What might happen now that the pile of extra tax dollars isn't as huge as everyone originally thought? The politicians, not surprisingly, are busily crafting messages that blame the budget shortfall on the opposing party. What are the voters hearing? I decided to follow a Democrat and a Republican last week in hopes of finding...
...thirds of U.S. economic activity, the U.S. on the whole can still call this thing a slowdown, or as Alan Greenspan likes to call it, "a period of sub-par growth." Both of which are much nicer terms - and both of which are likely be the terms du jour well into 2002. And that?s if the consumers keep bailing...
...question of using stem cells for research is intrinsically scientific, and yet has become the political cause du jour in Washington. The debate surrounding the cells threatens to rend traditional alliances, challenging our comprehension of life and leaving some abortion opponents in a very uncomfortable spot: Is it possible to protect the strict boundaries inherent in the "sanctity of life" and still harvest these cells to help the living among...
...applies for the job of "movie star." There are no graduate courses in the subject. The title is a gift from a public that has decided, as if ignited by mass lust, that you are the hottie du jour. That's the easy part. The hard part is maintaining an effortless allure through the rumbles of inane projects and the hiccups of popular taste...
...this minute. It's the exercise cum meditation for the new millennium, one that doesn't so much pump you up as bliss you out. In the U.S., yoga now straddles the continent?from Hollywood, where $20 million-a-picture actors queue for a session with their guru du jour, to Washington, where, in the gym of the Supreme Court, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and 15 others faithfully take their class each Tuesday morning...