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That shift - and a drop in the number of companies telling Watson Wyatt they're planning layoffs - could lead a person to take a rosier view of the economy. "At some point, we're going to emerge from this recession, and companies know they need to emerge with some sort of staff," says Laura Sejen, head of Watson Wyatt's strategic-compensation group...
...second set was also marked by short-run spurts, with Harvard taking a 14-12 lead after a 4-0 run. Weintraub and Rosier made timely blocks on the front line, making two consecutive blocks during that...
...troubles of student-athletes can often be traced to the recruiting period, when promising high school students see Harvard as an opportunity to pursue both academic and athletic prospects. In an effort to attract top talent, coaches may paint the picture of college athletics as being rosier than it actually is. However, even with full disclosure and the best of intentions on the part of coaches, the information gap remains large for the 17- or even 16-year-olds deciding whether or not to play college sports...
...which drives income, which creates a larger pool of people who can afford homes. In addition to that, the government is going to make financial aid readily available to individuals of good character with strong references so that they can make their mortgage payments. To paint the picture even rosier, the Fed will buy up paper in the open market and that paper will bear a close enough relationship to bank rates for real estate lending that it will push mortgage costs down. (See "Four Steps to Ending the Foreclosure Crisis...
...last month, when he told Congress that he was willing to "sacrifice some worthy priorities" to make his budget responsible. White House aides say that the president has already made significant sacrifices by scaling back his campaign promises in the current budget. To make the numbers balance under a rosier outlook, Obama shrunk the size of the "Make-Work-Pay" tax credit by 20%, to $800 per family. He slowed down his foreign aid spending plans, scrapped a plan to reduce income taxes for the elderly, and proposed higher taxes for wealthy taxpayers who make charitable contributions...