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...million that opponents have raised to defeat it. The companies also fear that Clinton's proposal for a government-run program for employees not covered at work could lead to federal control of health insurance. Frets one executive about the Clinton plan: "It's the camel's nose under the tent...
...credit crunch has hit some regions particularly hard, notably the Northeast and the West. California's 460 banks took a bad hit when property values nose-dived. Nearly 60% of the bank loans in the state were backed by real estate, in contrast to an average of 46% for the U.S. "No one is even going to a bank here because they know how hard it is to get a loan," says Goldinger. "The loan demand is there, but people are so tired of being turned down...
...goes - the possibilities for what I could look like flower. It's not just the issue of bruised eyes and a grassy verge of a mouth. A black, suppurating tumour may cascade from my forehead; my eyes could have multiplied; little horns might peep up through my rug; my nose could be replaced by a bluebery muffin. The final encounter with the mirror have never proved as bad. But the fear lives on--especially on Sunday mornings...
...same time, says Cheryl Brolin, a spokesperson for Clinton's campaign, "people are working very hard." The mood, she says, is "business." "Nose to the grindstone, working hard," she says, trying to describe the atmosphere. "'Anxious.' 'Anxious' is a good word," she concludes...
...broad portrait of the Iceman and his times is gradually emerging from the tests and observations. He was a fit man, between 25 and 35, about 1.6 m (5 ft. 2 in.) tall -- which was short even in his day -- and weighed around 50 kg (110 lbs.). Though his nose had been crushed and his upper lip folded by the weight of ice, it is clear that he had well-formed facial features that would not draw stares from contemporary Tyroleans. Says South Tyrolean archaeologist Hans Notdurfter: "He looks like one of our well-tanned ancestors...