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...impressionable, but not to being hypercredulous simps. His first two tactics for system being, his Vague Generalities and Artful Equivocation, seem to presume the latter, and are only going to convince Crimson-reading graders (there are a few and we tell our friends) that the time has come to tighten the screws just a bit more...

Author: By Donald Carswell, | Title: BEATING THE SYSTEM | 5/17/2000 | See Source »

...rules, allowing for higher growth rates without inflation. "The latest numbers suggest the Fed has to be more open to the idea that the economy may have changed fundamentally," says Baumohl. "If they remain locked in to their current thinking, there's a danger that they'll over-tighten the money supply with rate hikes, which could plunge the economy into a recession...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Greenspan Taking the E-conomy Into Account? | 3/30/2000 | See Source »

Harvard's lead, at one time four goals, was whittled down to one as Brown took advantage of Harvard's fatigue to tighten the score...

Author: By Daniel E. Fernandez, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: W. Lax Tames the Bears | 3/23/2000 | See Source »

...wonder his fellow economists and some politicians have suddenly started to question the emperor of the economy. "You know, we're told to get productivity up. We get productivity up," said an exasperated Senator Paul Sarbanes. "The inflation prediction is very good. And yet the Fed is moving to tighten money to slow down the economy." Yes, it is, Senator...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is That Really You, Alan? | 3/13/2000 | See Source »

This cycle is likely to tighten the political pincer movement in which the movement for strong U.S.-China relations has found itself. The AFL-CIO and other labor groups have been outspoken in their opposition to China's entry into the WTO, and have placed substantial pressure on presidential candidate and Vice President Al Gore '69 to change his stance. Meanwhile, the far right has focused on China's worsening human rights record; the State Department's annual human rights report used harsher terms to describe China's actions this year regarding political and religious freedoms than in any year...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Delicate Work Ahead on China | 2/29/2000 | See Source »

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