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Letting Lithuania buy its freedom is a good financial move for the Soviet Union. It will pump a lot of money into the nation's moribund economy, in much the same way that the end of the Cold War is supposed to provide the U.S. with a "peace dividend." The "freedom dividend" could be the economic spark Gorbachev needs to put borscht in every pot and Western consumer goods in every shop...
...Davies gave the Elis a three-point cushion, freshman Tyler Rullman buried a trifecta to knot the count at 74. After McCready missed, Harvard cashed in on its first opportunity to take the lead since it enjoyed a 5-4 advantage minutes into the first half, when James pump-faked once, and then hit a 12-footer...
...cultivated, glamorous friends coddled, and, of course, press agents heeded as they relentlessly push tips. Certain restaurants are musts. In Los Angeles it's Le Dome or the Ivy for lunch, Morton's or Spago for dinner. In Chicago the image- conscious can be found at the Establishment-oriented Pump Room or the more hip Eccentric, partly owned by Oprah. In New York City the Russian Tea Room is best for the show-business throng, Elaine's for the print glitterati, Le Cirque for the well-heeled ladies who lunch. But to endure on the job, a gossipmonger must also...
...could let James steal the ball and throw a touchdown pass to young Tyler Rullman for a three-point play to seal the victory," the Hoop God said, getting into it. "Then Coach Roby could jump around on the sidelines, pump his fist to the band--all the things he's always wanted...
...rate of savings in the U.S., are forcing the Fed to keep interest rates up in order to attract foreign money to finance new federal borrowing. Greenspan faces domestic pressures as well. Because inflation has remained at a persistent 4% or more, the Fed has been hesitant to pump more money into the economy, even though it is slowing. For the most part, Greenspan has struck a delicate balance. Yet the word stagflation, last heard in the 1970s, is being revived to describe the current potential for no-growth inflation...