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While Greenspan has been surprised by how hard his soft landing is turning out to be, he and his supporters at the Fed are convinced the slump is a temporary "inventory correction'' -- a pause while businesses draw down inventories they overbuilt during the rapid growth of the past two years. "We're not as surprised as some outsiders to see some weak numbers,'' insists Fed governor Janet Yellen, a Clinton appointee. "These are actually consistent with the [soft landing] scenario...
...been in a little bit of a slump, but I have pulled myself out of it the past couple of games," said Hartl, who went 2-4 with 3 RBI in the two games...
Although the team's recent slump is hard to figure out, one thing seems to be certain: with Kara Hartl behind the plate, success cannot be far away for the Crimson softball team...
...Governors should let his hair down. It was the realization that just a year ago, any such whoop-de-do would have been unheard of: California's woes were nothing to make fun of. The state was still dazed by natural calamities and demoralized by an eco-nomic slump. Since last summer, though, the surfing state has been riding a wave of sustained recovery. And the buoyancy has helped carry Wilson into the front rank of potential contenders for the Republican ticket. Finally he has something to sing about. Says political consultant Joseph Cerell, a Democrat: "Wilson pulled...
...Thomas took home this year's goaltending's crown, and is riding a red-hot streak. In his last twelve games, Thomas has three shutouts and a save percentage of .949. His 638 saves easily led the league, but his teammates will have to break out of their scoring slump to take the league's most loyal fans any further...