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...economic crises have a tangled skein of causes, but the thread of this one starts in the early '90s. After the Persian Gulf War, as Middle East producers pumped their way to recovery, the price of crude oil dropped steadily, then stayed low for nearly a de- cade, fueling the global economic boom. By early '99, a barrel of oil clocked in at just...
...help to be found on bookstore shelves these days. This fall there are three new books being published specifically to help children cope with a loss in the family. That can mean the death of a parent, grandparent, sibling, friend or even a pet. If there is one common thread in the messages of these books, it is to stay in close touch with your kids. As tricky as that may be, this is the time that they need you the most...
...Well, it's a fundamental American thread, I think. You can't get away from it. It seemed to me that Amy, as being an adopted girl of a different race and originally of a different culture - implicitly, I guess - she's even more separated from finding her own background than Jimmy Corrigan...
...close part was working out: Bush was leaning on the seat in front of me. But the personal part was another story. A few things had changed since I last saw Bush: boxy jackets had been replaced by tailored ones, the thread count of his shirts had gone up, the tie was Ferragamo. He was still charming the crowd. First there's the playful insult: yes, you're a bottom-dwelling pundit and not a beat reporter, but he lightens that by knowing who you are and kidding around about it. He admits he's a regular guy who likes...
...goes well, organizers hope, this trinity of issues will form the nucleus for a "new politics," re-energizing the half of the electorate now so alienated from the old politics that it no longer bothers to vote. Campaign-finance reform is the thread that ties all other reforms together. "It's no accident that the major parties aren't addressing the income gap and are ignoring the failed war on drugs," says Harshbarger. "The constituencies that are hurt by these issues aren't donating millions of dollars to the political parties. Unless you fix campaign finance, you can't move...