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...Since I, somewhat negatively, began this column quoting one of the legends of football writing, it is fitting to conclude it, positively I hope, with a quote from a legend of football coaching...
Though Harvard kept the pressure on all game, Vermont somewhat stifled the Crimson offense behind the strong play of Cote...
...recent report, Morgan Stanley gloomily predicted that the Big Three will probably face the "same problems, just less of them." The falling value of the dollar, which makes imports more expensive, should help somewhat. Although an improved economy and job market are expected to nudge 2004 vehicle sales to about 16.8 million (from about 16.6 million in 2003), Detroit's share will probably remain the same or even slip slightly, according to several analysts, as aggressively priced import brands continue to dominate. Here's how the Big Three are fighting back...
...wildly optimistic. Starve the beast, as a philosophy, has nothing to say about what exactly gets cut from the government budget. And there is an implication that this cutting happens painlessly, like the supply-siders' free lunch. But it does not happen painlessly or without a fight. At a somewhat more realistic STB rate of 50¢ worth of budget cuts for every tax-cut dollar, the deficit climbs from 0 to 11 (equivalent to $220 billion). Spending drops to 97 around year eight but is back to 100 and heading uptown by year 20. Accumulated new debt over two decades...
Since then Le Carre has fared somewhat better with critics, but there will be readers of his new book who will agree with his old headmaster. Le Carre is best known for classic cold war espionage thrillers like The Spy Who Came In from the Cold and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. But the cold war is long over, and at 72, he has written a searing, startling novel that sweeps through much of the 20th century and up to the present conflict with Iraq, and it may shock his devoted fans. Absolute Friends (Little, Brown; 455 pages) is a work...