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Instead, Johnson signed with tiny Enjoy Records, whose only goal was to sell a few copies of Brushfire Fairytales in surf shops and boutique record stores. The 50,000 albums sold on a production and promotion outlay equal to your average Iranian art film made for a tidy profit. Johnson has also managed to tear himself away from the beach long enough to do some sporadic touring with Ben Harper, though he hopes not to make a habit of it. Nor is he sure there will be another Jack Johnson record. "There's no ambitions musically. I like to just...
...short term and grow their way out of the surplus shortfall. Bush is intrigued, but not sure he wants to buy into more tax cuts that might plunge the government into more red ink later. The White House and Congress are also mulling whether to slow down the outlay rates for next year - that's the money the government actually spends for budgeted items - in order to have more for the non-Social Security surplus...
...Muppet empire as part of a whopping $680 million deal, mainly to take advantage of the brand. Now, as EM.TV attempts to rid itself of debt, Kermit and Miss Piggy could be sold again - though some analysts say the Henson stable may fetch less than half EM.TV's original outlay...
...with details and pint-sized porkers. The Democratic darlings came first. And the tax cut became as an afterthought. Education got the bulk of time, and Bush made sure we heard that it was his first love (yes, he likes teachers so much he married one) and his biggest outlay. "The highest percentage increase in our budget should go to our children's education. Education is my top priority and by supporting this budget, you will make it yours as well...
...will eliminate the chance for advances on these issues for the next four years, will the money linked to a five-percent vote really be a worthwhile consolation four years from now? The paltry millions allowed from federal coffers to a third party are miniscule when compared to the outlay for occupational safety, the environment or consumer protection--all areas where a Republican president, in concert with a Republican controlled Congress, might go hunting for extra money to pay for tax breaks or collateral for Social Security experiments...