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...despite the 100% saturation, many at the Pentagon have no desire to undress their feelings. "The line community--the trigger pullers--these guys handle it differently," Keller says. "They have a unique ability to compartmentalize. When we approach them, they'll say, 'Give me your handout. I'll read it, and I'll call you if I want...
...cranky for days, until the afternoon she masters her first shaky trip across the carpet. Or a three-year-old struggling to acquire his language skills might have daily meltdowns until he can make himself understood verbally. Milestones, such as new siblings or the first day of school, can trigger bouts of regression that make sense only later--once parents have had a chance to analyze their child's difficulties...
Hepatitis B is not so easy to catch, but it's still serious. Each year it kills about 5,000 Americans, and many thousands more develop a chronic infection that in some cases will trigger liver cancer or other problems. The hepatitis-B virus is generally transmitted in utero from mother to child, through sexual activity or by close contact with infected blood. A vaccine is available...
...time the nation was steeling itself for war: 1990-91, between the invasion of Kuwait and Operation Desert Storm. Back then, a relatively quick military victory helped spark the longest economic expansion in U.S. history. In today's protracted campaign against terrorism, few expect a decisive win that could trigger a quick rebound...
...equity markets" through interest-rate hikes. And since May, the message of the markets has been that economists "were essentially wrong" in forecasting a third-quarter recovery, says Hugh Johnson, chief investment strategist at First Albany Corp. The terror attacks of Sept. 11, our panelists agree, will trigger at least two quarters of economic decline--the classic definition of recession. "It's hard to scare American consumers out of spending, but this event did it," says Diane Swonk, chief economist at Bank One. Adds Mark Zandi, chief economist at Economy.com "A bunker mentality is settling in among consumers, investors...