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...just the end of the stimulus that makes 2011 a tough year to call. It will also be the year that all the Bush tax cuts expire. And Harris thinks that if a health-care overall gets passed, that could have significant unforeseen effects on the economy as well. S&P's chief economist, David Wyss, says he thinks most economists are tackling the tricky problem of predicting what will happen in 2011 by doing what they always do: predict the economy will do about average. The problem is that what economists have come to believe is average growth...
...tough venue, however, did not seem to bother Himler much, as he and sophomore crew Alexandra Jumper led the Harvard effort at the regatta with a fourth-place finish out of 24 teams in the B division...
...Europe has been very good to Ireland," says Daly, the wine-store owner, who says he'll vote yes for a second time this week. Daly supplies wines to Drogheda's hotels and restaurants and says business has been "very tough" in the past year. "People may be unhappy with the government, but to punish them in the Lisbon vote would be the wrong thing to do. Being a member of the euro [currency zone] is what's got us through the crisis so far. I can't see Ireland surviving alone." (See 10 things you didn't know about...
Harvard had a record of only 3-8 coming into Saturday’s game, having suffered tough losses to George Washington, No. 11 Princeton, No. 16 Santa Clara, and divisional opponent Fordham. But the team’s resilience allowed it to bounce back from its slow start...
...CDU/CSU room for a little bit more creativity." His fellow Christian Democrat Klaus Pump, 80, is also content. "The most important thing is that we have a change of government," he says. "The Reds - the SPD - have gone down quite spectacularly. However, the next four years will be a tough time for Germany." Even Merkel's fans are moderating their jubilation...