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...Socialist brethren used a version of that argument, often with a sexist undertone, to try to disqualify Royal last year, and it didn't work. But in France's relatively short campaign, mistakes are cumulative. Royal has inspired enthusiasm, but to recover from her current slump, she'll need to do more to inspire confidence...
...slowdown, although he says Europe may be better insulated because of its big internal market, which now covers 490 million people. But he also points out that, until the early 1990s, Japan was a vital source of global growth that virtually disappeared during the country's prolonged economic slump. "It turned out to be no big deal because the world adapted," Rogoff says. "If U.S. growth falls to 1% and stays there for three years, it would be painful at first, but over time others would adapt to that...
James Bond has saved the day again. But this time he needed help from a boy wizard - and the tax code. After a slump that had the muggles using words like crisis and disaster, Britain's film industry is back and (almost) better than ever. Films like Casino Royale and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix have made 2006 the second-best year on record for the industry. According to figures released Jan. 15 by the UK Film Council, $1.65 billion was spent on making 134 films wholly or partly in Britain last year - 48% more than...
...didn't think in roman numerals until The Godfather, Part II in 1974. But with the triumph of special-effects fantasies like Star Wars, sequels became a smart way to print money. Now they are needed to turn bad years into good ones. The difference between the box-office slump of 2005 and the rebound last year can be attributed to one film: Pirates 2. That's why the trifecta of threequels is crucial to Hollywood's health...
...helped Cusworth score 17 of his game-leading 23 in the second half. He added a game-high nine rebounds and shot an efficient 9-of-12 from the floor, posting impressive totals for the second game and proving emphatically that he has broken out of an early-season slump. “It makes a world of difference [to have Cusworth back in form],” Harris said. “For our perimeter players, it opens things up—you have to double team him, and even if you don’t double team...