Word: rutting
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That is not easy. Privately, most leading Democrats--especially those who are economists--agree on only two principles: there is no One Big Dramatic Thing you can do to fix the economy, but you probably have to do something to nudge the country out of the current rut. The "security" theme might work nicely here. Universal health insurance is a form of security. Spending more to protect Americans from terrorism is another. Spending more on highways and communications can be seen as a form of national security as well. Eisenhower was able to fund the creation of the interstate highway...
...diversion than an impetus. It has always seemed a ridiculous coupling." He has a point: where Oasis was lager louts, Blur was college boys. And these days, with the Gallagher brothers still playing to the Britpop nostalgia crowd - churning out new records stuck in Oasis' mid-'90s towering guitar rut - Blur has been quietly growing, developing its sound and self-confidence. And with Think Tank, the band has produced its most mature and accomplished album to date - with or without its resident guitar slinger. Despite the new breakthrough, Albarn says, "I don't mind if I'm still called Britpop...
...would be easier to bemoan reality shows' crowding out sitcoms and dramas if the latter weren't in such a rut. But the new network shows of fall 2002 were a creatively timid mass of remakes, bland family comedies and derivative cop dramas. Network executives dubbed them "comfort"--i.e., familiar and boring--TV. Whereas reality TV--call it "discomfort TV"--lives to rattle viewers' cages. It provokes. It offends. But at least it's trying to do something besides help you get to sleep. Some upcoming reality concepts are idealistic, like FX's American Candidate, which aims to field...
...unsavory reputation, is actually quite effective, especially for patients who don't respond to drugs and seniors for whom drug interactions pose problems. The treatment today uses a small current to trigger a mild seizure--a rhythmic firing of neurons--that can push a depressed brain out of its rut...
...worried," he says. "I still have the same spending pattern as always." But many government and industry types are plenty worried. Beset by feeble growth and preoccupied with the possibility of war with Iraq, the euro zone's major economies are stuck in an economic rut - one from which, at least in the short term, they look unlikely to escape. Business investment has declined. Governments are hamstrung by budget deficit restrictions imposed by E.U. authorities. And crucially, the resilience of Europe's consumers - whose spending accounts for 58% of GDP in the region - is coming under increasing pressure, even...