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...extent of the first-quarter slowdown was confirmed last week by a spate of key indicators. The Commerce Department said consumer spending, which accounts for two-thirds of the GNP, fell .5% in March to record its sharpest drop in 1/3 months. At least part of the recent buying weakness reflects a monumental Government snafu. The Internal Revenue Service's glitch-filled installation of new computers kept consumers from receiving $6.8 billion in tax refunds in February and March. Those refunds would probably have been quickly spent and helped the economy...
...Thaksin hasn't taken the bait. While the violence continued last week with a spate of bombings and shootings that left four people dead, the Prime Minister ruled out the idea of retaliating with force against the insurgents. At the same time he ordered a dramatic increase in security at the nation's airports, embassies, and major commercial and tourist centers. Last week, hundreds of checkpoints and surveillance cameras were set up across Bangkok, including on Khao San Road, a tourist strip popular with backpackers. "We must remain vigilant," says one senior military intelligence official. "[The militants now] have...
...Crimson floundered into the reading period break in the midst of a 3-4 cold spell. Star center Reka Cserny had just emerged from a spate of inconsistency, but an improving offense still wasn’t enough to down opponents...
Pasquarello said a spate of 25 robberies around Central Square in October and November accounted for much of the year’s total increase. Cambridge saw 165 robberies in the first nine months of last year—already a 1 percent increase from the 2003 figure...
...sure that many Physics and Chemistry and Physics concentrators and perhaps other science concentrators are puzzled, as I was, by the spate of news about Larry Summers’ recent remarks on women in science. As Head Tutor in Physics and Chemistry and Physics, I thought it might be appropriate to pass along some of my own views on the subject...