Word: strained
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...telling us that there will be a drop in rates sooner rather than later," says TIME business reporter Bernard Baumohl. "He's convinced that deflation is as big a problem for the U.S. as inflation, and that means he can lower rates in order to ease the currency strain on Asia and Latin America." So now the secret's out about Tuesday's FOMC meeting -- maybe. The Fed can still stand pat, and if it does, all those Greenspan-induced gains could go right out the window...
...didn't help matters that partisan wrangling in Congress delayed the video's release until first thing Monday morning -- when office surfers will once again have access to their employers' T-1 connections. Hopefully, cable TV will be able to take some of the strain. CNN, Fox and MSNBC all plan to run the tape unedited and unabridged, just as soon as they get the feed. The big three TV networks were still undecided Friday, but it's quite possible that Monday's regular programming will be ditched in favor of the President trying to duck explicit sex questions...
...past, it has covered such topics as MMX technology, online banking, what to do when Microsoft Word eats your paper and my ongoing bout with repetitive strain injury...
Junior fullback Damon Jones is out for the year after surgery for an abdominal strain, and senior tailback Troy Jones is gone with a broken arm suffered on the first play of the first scrimmage. Junior defensive end Brian Daigle broke his ankle in Saturday's scrimmage, and projected starting wide receiver Steve Durbin hasn't taken a snap in practice...
When this fortified E. coli, which researchers dubbed the O157:H7 strain, takes hold in the body, it behaves savagely. Doctors believe the bacterial toxin first destroys blood vessels in the intestines, which accounts for the bloody diarrhea that is the signature symptom of the infection. The toxin then passes into the bloodstream, where it probably damages vessels throughout the body. This produces gummy clots that clog organs like the kidneys. Up to 5% of all people with O157 infection develop a kidney condition known as hemolytic uremic syndrome; up to 5% of all HUS cases are fatal. The clotting...