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Indeed, both parties are trying to score political points from the economy's troubles. House majority leader Dick Armey is pushing for a higher tax cut than the $1.6 trillion Bush has proposed. The slowdown makes it more likely that tax cuts will come quicker and be retroactive to Jan. 1. But sliding stocks will make Bush's plan for Social Security accounts--ostensibly for stock investing--a tough sell...
...differences between the two countries, however, are in America's favor: U.S. banks are in better shape; businesses are quicker to react; and workers are more mobile. Even if the U.S. follows Japan into recession, that doesn't mean Americans will experience a decade of descent. At least not if they learn from Japan's mistakes...
...slowly, then gyrates faster and faster until she's whirling like an oversexed dervish. When she finally tapers to a halt, she looks up and hopes those eyes are still on her. If they are, she starts grinding her hips again, faster and faster until she's moving quicker than the boom-boom-boom of the electronic drums. If he's stopped looking, she sways to a stop. And pouts those bubble-gum pink lips...
...gummy smile and lets the girl sway back into the jiggling crowd. He turns to the table of men and toasts, "kau lui!" He puts down his bottle and takes the dance floor. But the prey has moved on. Fai has misjudged, and now she's dancing with another, quicker Lothario...
...recycling ramps up, computer manufacturers are discovering new ways to make the process more efficient. Metal screws are being replaced with snap-open panels for quicker dismantling. Lead solder used to fasten parts to circuit boards is giving way to safer tin, silver and copper alloys. Spray-on flame retardants, which can be toxic when recycled, are being replaced with metal paneling. And those annoying plastic shipping peanuts are being replaced with packing material made of water-soluble starch...