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...another terrorism tragedy like Sept. 11 - in fact, the possibility of more terrorism at home doesn't really appear in any figurings. But think back to this time last year - in January 2001, the economy was clearly catching at least a vicious winter cold. Manufacturing was contracting. Stocks were sluggish. On Jan. 3 Alan Greenspan picked up the phone and called in an emergency 50-basis-point rate cut to try and nip the gathering contraction in the bud. Economists, analysts and business journalists were agreed that we were in for a sharp slowdown, maybe even a recession...
...maybe more. Because as 2002 gets underway, stocks are sluggish. Manufacturing is contracting. And whereas just last Friday a spate of economic reports - consumer confidence, housing, manufacturing - had investors writing in the recovery in pen, the first trading day of the new year is featuring the beginnings of a pretty stern reality check...
...came out sluggish,” Harvey said. “The biggest difference in the second half was our intenisty. Coach got on us at halftime...
...Tigers were sluggish throughout the match, but were able to keep the games close thanks to the strong play of junior Abby Struder, who recorded 15 kills and four solo blocks...
Despite the sluggish progression of the plot and the generally mundane dialogue, the performers enliven a play that tends towards death by boredom. Though the Effects of Gamma Rays on the audience could easily have been sleep, the talented cast rescued the production. Particularly noteworthy are the performances of Doku and Okunseinde...