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...worst of the bunch, with its ratio likely to top 200%. Just as risky private-sector indebtedness caused the Great Recession, government debt, if not addressed, threatens to stall economic growth and spark renewed waves of confidence crises in global financial markets. "Attention has shifted to the second part of the story, to the impact [of the financial crisis] on government balance sheets," says David Beers, global head of sovereign ratings at Standard & Poor's in London. That has "intensified the pressure that was already there to start a process of repair...
...birds chirping and cigarettes being lit. The sound that blew the doors off all the rest - both in terms of interest and positive feelings - was a baby giggling. The other high-ranking sounds were less primal but still powerful. The hum of a vibrating cell phone was Lindstrom's second-place finisher. Others that followed were an ATM dispensing cash, a steak sizzling on a grill and a soda being popped and poured...
...Shutter Island, $22.2 million; $75.1 million, second week 2. Cop Out, $18.6 million, first weekend 3. The Crazies, $16.5 million, first weekend 4. Avatar, $14 million; $706.9 million, 11th week 5. Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief, $9.8 million; $71.2 million, third week 6. Valentine's Day, $9.5 million; $100.4 million, third week 7. Dear John, $5 million; $72.6 million, fourth week 8. The Wolfman, $4.1 million; $57.2 million, third week 9. Tooth Fairy, $3.5 million; $53.9 million, sixth week 10. Crazy Heart, $2.5 million; $25.1 million, 11th week...
During each round, teams had 10 minutes to answer 10 trivia questions that were displayed on the projection screen. To submit their answers, team members had to run up the stairs to the scorekeepers on the second floor of the dining hall...
Bonnie D. Ford, who is covering the Games for ESPN.com, has been to every Winter Olympics since 1998 in Nagano, Japan. "There's no second place," she said when asked where Vancouver ranks on the booze barometer. (In fairness, you can pretty much strike from the debate Salt Lake City, the abstemious host of the 2002 Olympics.) Ford's hotel is near Granville Street, close enough for her to hear the "Can-a-da, Can-a-da" shouts at 3 a.m. "It's been a two-week tailgate," she said. "I've covered a lot of college football, and this...