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...news conference, Nakagawa went before the press in what appeared to be an inebriated state. While the cameras rolled, Nakagawa slurred out halting answers to questions, yawned and seemed on the verge of dozing off. He later said he wasn't drunk, blaming his bleary, wobbly performance on jet lag, cold medication and a sip of wine. But the damage was done. Beset by international ridicule and an outraged Japanese public, Nakagawa was forced to resign from his Cabinet post...
...relatively strong fundraising figures may not yet reflect the full impact of the economic downturn—there is often a significant lag between economic trends and changes in giving...
...That lag means we've likely got a ways to go before unemployment peaks. GDP during the 1981-82 recession, arguably the worst since the Great Depression, started rebounding in the second quarter of 1982. Yet unemployment didn't peak until the very end of the year. When it did, 10.8% of the workforce didn't have a job. For the unemployment rate to get up that high today, we'd still have nearly 5 million more jobs to lose. But, of course, 10.8% is simply a number plucked from history. Records do get broken...
...much," Nelson said with a sigh, but he quickly snapped out of his momentary lag. "The White House is supporting our efforts because they know that this is the way to get something that's bipartisan," he added. "There isn't any other way to get something that's bipartisan unless you're working to achieve it. It doesn't happen on its own around here...
...percent growth in revenue for the next fiscal year is projected to lag far behind a 4.98 percent increase in expenditures that has been largely attributed to factors such as the high cost of staff health care and increased student enrollment...