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...while the hefty and turbulent mid-section of this biography is fascinating, it is dragged down at either end by a surplus of mundane details. Quoting extensively from O'Hara's letters, journals and an unpublished novel, Gooch recounts in painstaking detail the poet's placid early years and his startingly unconfrontational outlook. In those years, the poet conformed at least externally to American middle class expectations, escorting girl-friends to prom, enlisting for service in World War II, writing home affectionate letters filled with responsible advice for his younger siblings. Although filled with vague bohemian aspirations and troubled...
...years since Mexico began liberalizing its economy and lowering trade barriers, annual U.S. exports to the country have risen from $12 billion to nearly $41 billion. That in turn has transformed a U.S. trade deficit with Mexico of $5.7 billion in 1986 into a $5.4 billion surplus last year...
Beleaguered IBM plans to get rid of 40% of its real estate holdings in the U.S. Executives hope to save $250 million a year by breaking or renegotiating leases and renting out or selling surplus space -- including the company's former North American headquarters in Purchase, New York, and 300,000 sq. ft. of a Manhattan high-rise...
...first major policy speech since his election Aug. 6, Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa promised a fundamental restructuring of the country's political system and pledged to reduce Japan's trade surplus. He also apologized for Japanese aggression during World...
...also been spurred by an enterprising though less elaborate campaign to entice firms. Among the prize catches, mostly in the Albuquerque area, are companies ranging from a Hawk missile facility and an Olympus camera plant to a J.C. Penney telemarketing center. The state, which has a budget surplus of $100 million, can afford to offer generous tax incentives, and it assiduously cuts red tape. When Great American Stock relocated to Rio Rancho two months ago, it obtained a building permit in 11 days at a cost of $2,200; a comparable permit in San Diego, the company says, might have...