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...regardless of what is in the bill," says Charlie Cook, editor of the nonpartisan Cook Political Report, which tracks congressional races. "The question might be how much a bill would have to be shrunk to get a majority of 218 votes, and if they do shrink it enough, do they lose liberals on the other side? Quite simply, they have a disaster on their hands." (See 10 players in health-care reform...
...thinking the bureaucrats have not been to a mall lately, since their tables allow about $60 a month for kids' shoes and clothes. It is true that globalization has driven apparel prices down over the years, but if you have daughters, you confront the annual phenomenon whereby the clothes shrink as the prices rise, leaving you wildly grateful for a school dress code requiring that shoulders and navels be covered. (See pictures of a diverse group of American teens...
...says. "I have had to cut back on many things. I felt really bad when I couldn't even buy my grandchildren new clothes for a family wedding." Salim and Ahis Ahmed, two brothers who lease about half an acre from Singh, have also seen the drought shrink their usual income of Rs. 20,000 ($416) for every three-month growing season by half. "We were saving up for a motorcycle," says Ahis Ahmed. "It would have made our trips to the markets easier. Now it's not possible anymore...
First, if a tsunami of private-equity players and REITs jump into the sector, competition for assets will heat up, which could drive prices up. If this happens, potential profits will shrink, says Tom Fink, senior vice president of Trepp LLC, a commercial-mortgage-research firm...
...time; those in the control group helped pick up the pens only 48% of the time. The Dutch team has also found that waiters get larger tips when they use the precise words that a customer used to order food. When waiters paraphrase the order, their tips shrink - even if the order comes out of the kitchen correctly. Finally, the Dutch team discovered that people who are mimicked are more likely to donate money to charity than those who aren...