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Others disagree. William Gale and Peter Orszag of the Tax Policy Center say by 2011 rates will be 0.9% to 1% higher than they otherwise would be without a big deficit--a significant drag on any economy. Increases in budget deficits, they write in a page turner called The Economic Effects of Long Term Fiscal Discipline, "must produce a reduction in either domestic investment or net foreign investment. It must therefore reduce the capital stock owned by Americans and reduce future national income." Politics isn't as dense as economics, though, and the Bush people see no political risk...
...Guralnick in "Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley," the first book in a meticulous two-volume biography. "He was SERIOUS about his work. Whenever [Elvis' first manager Bob] Neal went by the house, he found him with a stack of records - Ray Charles and Big Joe Turner and Big Mama Thornton and Arthur ?Big Boy' Crudup - that he studied with all the avidity that other kids focused on their college exams. He listened over and over, seeming to hear something that no one else could hear...
Senior Pat O’Donnell (174 lbs.) nearly defeated Missouri’s Matt Turner, but fell 3-1 in double overtime. O’Donnell was close to scoring the crucial points in the sudden death period but lost when Turner scored back points...
What is further remarkable about Turner’s 22-point effort is that it came during only 23 minutes of action off the bench. BU coach Dennis Wolff has kept Turner in a reserve role since he returned during this year’s preseason...
Here’s betting that after tonight’s spirited performance, you’ll see Turner starting for BU at an arena near...