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...comic tonic came at a helpful moment for the Bush operation, which is off to one of the slowest second-term starts in memory. The President's plan for an overhaul of Social Security is flat on its back, and most Washington Republicans privately say it's unlikely to get back up. Bush's popularity is sagging again, as gasoline prices have jumped, the economy has struggled to show sustained momentum, and American casualties in Iraq are mounting. Several veteran reporters at the White House correspondents' dinner noted that one reason the comedy routine fell to Laura was that Bush...
Then the Din & Tonics rushed the stage and presented Feldstein with a large Bombay Sapphire gin and tonic...
...Chinese outlook, TIME's Pacific Board invited its first guest economist from the People's Republic: Huan Xiang, the director general of Peking's Center for International Studies. Huan reported that Deng's reforms have been a tonic for the Chinese economy, but its runaway 12% growth rate is a bit more than the country can handle. The quality of many manufactured goods is suffering, and inflation is a disturbing 8%. A flood of imports has created a record trade deficit of more than $4 billion this year. Said Huan: "We have been on a spree of building too much...
...drinks, Americans seem to have almost unquenchable thirst. A handy new aid that caters to this craving is called Soda Stream. Fitted with a carbon dioxide cartridge, the shiny plastic appliance fizzes tap water into salt-free club soda. Adding flavor concentrates will make instant plain or diet cola, tonic, root beer or the popular fruit sodas. Compared with supermarket soda prices, which can soar as high as 50¢ for a 12-oz. brand-name can, Soda Stream at 15¢ per bottle is a bargain. The initial investment of $39.95 buys the mechanism and other necessary accessories...
Herbal medicine is rife with "just so" stories. St. John's wort is good for rheumatism and chamomile cures insomnia because Grandma said it was just so. But scientific evidence is emerging that Asia's favorite leafy tonic, green tea, may in fact be everything Granny said it was. A joint research team from the University of Murcia in Spain and the John Innes Centre in England has found that green tea is loaded with a compound, epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), that has demonstrable cancer-fighting properties...