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Stocks and bonds rose modestly on Wednesday as investors took heart from signs that the economy is continuing to strengthen. The Commerce Department reported that orders for durable goods -- items expected to last at least three years -- notched up 6% in August. That was the biggest gain in two years for this key indicator of industrial health. In response, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 15.14 points to 3878.18. Companies whose stocks registered large gains included Allied-Signal and Caterpillar, each up a point. The S&P 500 rose 2.76 to 464.81. NASDAQ stocks gained 4.64 to 760.01. And bond...
Instead of bringing democracy through free trade and bettering the life of the average Cuban, diluting the embargo's terms without receiving anything in return will only strengthen the position of Fidel...
...repertoire from a music director of Haitink's skills. It's true that Seiji Ozawa hasn't been talking about retirement, but Haitink gave the orchestra glimpses of Herbert von Karaian's Berlin Philharmonic, Carlos Kleiber's Vienna Philharmonic and George Szell's Cleveland Orchestra. If they could also strengthen their sound with a few more powerful players, the BSO would catapult itself back to the stature it knew under Charles Munch--that of the foremost symphony in the nation...
...Washington in September and gave a series of speeches about how hard it is to bring about change in a modern society, an insight that proved prophetic of the year that followed. The speeches, which focused not on programs and policies but on the family-centered values that strengthen the country, were well received and helped his approval ratings reach record levels last autumn...
...Mitchell knows that if he cannot revise his plan sufficiently to attract a majority, it could be the end of Democratic hopes to shape health-care reform their way. Republicans would be happy to delay the passage of any bill until after the November elections, which are likely to strengthen their numbers in both houses...