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...Obesity is a hot topic right now. Citing an epidemic of obesity in America, three senators on Tuesday proposed a bill that would provide millions of dollars to weight-loss programs nationwide. Although the legislation will lie dormant during the Senate's summer recess, its message is clear: We're too fat, and now even the government is worried about...
...hoping all that activity convinces voters that the Bush team is finally on top of things. Meanwhile, they're praying that the "real economy" stays stable and the markets settle down. More made-for-TV indictments are likely this week, which will help too. But just in case, one topic slated for discussion at the Waco forum is-as White House communications director Dan Bartlett puts it-"ways to avoid a double-dip recession." And as some economists point out, on a graph, a double-dip recession looks like...
...efforts to win voters by intervening in Telekom's business may prove to have backfired. An opinion poll by TNS EMNID said four out of five respondents said what happened at Telekom would have no role in their decision on which party to vote for. Shareholder anger became a topic in the campaign when Edmund Stoiber, the conservative candidate, raised the issue in a debate with Schröder two weeks ago. Stoiber complained that Telekom executives had granted themselves 90% pay rises while the value of the stock fell by almost 90%. He said that he would not tolerate...
...baseball-obsessed Bushland the controversy was a topic of conversation throughout the next day. "Who didn't think it might go to 11 innings?" Bush asked, amazed at the lack of preparation. Various aides ran through the possible solutions with their boss, weighing whether the teams should have used pitchers who had already cooled down or put players on the mound who don't normally pitch. While the president did dismiss a suggestion that the final victor be determined by home run derby of each team's biggest hitters, he offered no suggestion for how the "pathetic" resolution...
After the speech, students and local media asked questions of Reich. One reporter told him that both Romney, as well as Democratic gubernatorial challenger and State Treasurer Shannon P. O’Brien were holding press conferences that afternoon on the same topic...