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Still, Shakir says the improvements in Lavietes and Palmer-Dixon has significantly brightened the team’s outlook for the rest of spring training...
...JAPAN Bearish Outlook The government got a win in parliament last week, defeating a no-confidence motion against Agriculture Minister Tsutomu Takebe. But the victory was small compared to the mounting challenges for Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. The stock market is at 1983 levels, the banking sector may need a bail-out, and, worst of all, Koizumi's popularity, long his biggest asset, is waning: new polls show support for his Cabinet at an all-time...
...reflection of this ability to sum up or generalize the collective consciousness of his readers. That this method works, however, suggests the declining individuality of modern Americans. Today’s average American reader watches the same television, reads the same novels and holds roughly the same outlook on the outside world as his suburban nextdoor neighbor. The reader empathizes with Ford’s characters because their fictional lives are as generic and homogeneous...
...often hard to measure the nation's mood from the capital, the ordinary Pakistanis I've canvassed were very pleased with Musharraf's January 12 speech, where he spoke of reforming the madrassas (religious schools) and cracking down on extremist groups. Most people in Pakistan are moderate in their outlook, and they felt their country was being held hostage to extremist groups. So many ordinary people have great faith and hope in what Musharraf has set out to do. He really spoke to people's hearts...
...federal government can run deficits, but that doesn't mean it's a good idea. When the national debt is rising, the long-term financial outlook seems more uncertain and banks keep interest rates high, no matter how much Alan Greenspan cuts the prime rate. During the 1991-92 recession, the Federal Reserve cut the prime rate and bank rates barely budged. That kept the economy in low gear. Now the economy is in a recession again, and in one year the federal government has gone from endless surpluses to a return to deficits. There...