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...have portrayed. Dole at worst showed a dismaying propensity to convince himself of what he wanted to believe: that he could conscientiously propose a big tax cut while preserving his hard-won reputation as a deficit hawk. Eventually he satisfied himself that he could cut federal spending enough to offset his tax cuts and balance the budget, even though he never managed to fill in all the numbers. His national campaign chairman, Donald Rumsfeld, scoffs that it is "absolutely ridiculous" to think Dole should "have to track every nickel down," though a skeptical public seems to demand just that...
Luckily for the Bears, the disappointing offense has been somewhat offset by a defense that has only allowed three goals...
Whatever the reason, the advent of this new element has had a profound effect on the baseball world. Players like ex-Yankee first baseman Don Mattingly have prolonged their careers and gained the respect of millions via their reputation as "solid clubhouse presences," whose diminishing productivity is offset by leadership effects...
...turn of the century, many mills began to move south. No longer could the benefits of deep harbors, access to capital and an abundance of energy offset the virtue of cheap labor. Cities across the northeast--Boston as much as New Bedford or Fall River--became decaying monuments to the industrial revolution and the region's past glory...
...percent higher than the month before and far worse than had been expected. While the imbalance with China jumped 31 percent to $3.06 billion, Japan's deficit declined 23.7 percent, to $3.13 billion. Although there was a record number of exports, it was not enough to offset the number of imports ? fueled by a growing demand for foreign cars, toys and games, creating the largest trade imbalance in eight years. TIME Washington correspondent Lewis Simons reports that the trend toward a vast trade disparity with China bodes poorly for the U.S. economy: "This shift from Japan to China...