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...finances, as some pessimists had feared, but one of mortgages and Wall Street. As Washington battled the troubles, the deficit grew to an estimated $1.6 trillion in the fiscal year that ends this month. That's by far the biggest shortfall ever, in dollar terms. The government will have spent $3.7 trillion and taken in $2.1 trillion. Even by the more forgiving yardstick of percentage of gross domestic product, the shortfall is, at 11.2%, the biggest since World War II. It will be smaller next year but still huge by historical standards. At some point this starts to matter, right...
...demand for U.S. debt kept interest rates low. By the early 1990s, though, the national debt - the accumulated product of those years of deficits - approached 50% of GDP, and bond investors abroad and at home seemed to shy away from Treasuries, driving interest rates up. Also, billionaire Ross Perot spent a good part of his fortune making deficits into a political issue. In response, Washington focused for a few years on getting rid of the shortfall. With a lot of help from the late-1990s tech boom, it succeeded. As already noted, this deficit-fighting consensus disintegrated in the early...
That's Ryan's life, and he loves it. "Last year I spent 322 days on the road," he says. "Which means I spent 43 miserable days at home." He's not so much a frequent flyer as an occasional lander. On one flight, when a pilot sits next to him to chat and asks, "Where do you live?" he replies, "Here." Ryan is a citizen of Airworld, as he explains it in the Walter Kirn novel on which the movie is loosely based. "Airworld is a nation within a nation, with its own language, architecture, mood and even...
...ball into the net at the far post to open the scoring. “We were focused on coming out strong,” Mitchell said. “With our high-pressure mentality, it was a great way to start the game.” Mitchell spent the rest of the opening half tormenting the right side of the Army backline. The senior has started the season brightly after forcing his way into the starting lineup. “I’m always looking forward to taking on people on the outside,” Mitchell said...
...announcement, but relatives including Greig Cunningham believe it could have something to do with a sudden burst of publicity about the case thanks to the release of the Australian-produced film Balibo, which recounts the incident. Based on the book Cover-Up by veteran journalist Jill Jolliffe, who has spent years reporting on East Timor, and featuring actor Anthony LaPaglia, the film presents a brutally frank depiction of the fate of the journalists. Says Cunningham: "Without being cynical, I think it's a nice coincidence that the movie has just come out. There's been an incredible response...