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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Jell-O, since it is already committed to an S&L bailout that could cost $1 trillion and owes a national debt of $3 trillion. If more bailouts are needed, the U.S. would have to borrow so much money from the credit markets that interest rates would be pushed upward in the midst of a recession, which would make conditions even worse. "We are skating on what may seem to be firm ice," says Harvard political economist Robert Reich. "But it is thinning rapidly, and we really don't know how thin...
...plus for scientists. Without flowing liquids to cause erosion, the geological history of Venus has been preserved and can now be observed as if by time-lapse photography. For example, the outline of one mountain peak clearly shows how it was formed over time by three separate upward thrusts of the planet's surface. The atmosphere preserves the land in another way as well: the clouds are so dense that all but the largest incoming meteorites burn up before striking the surface. Earth has absorbed far more hits from meteorites, although much of the evidence has eroded away...
...dreams of prospectors in the days of the Wild West. Silverado was only the 26th largest S&L in the state, with total assets of $56 million and five offices, but it was ready to go places. Propelled by the oil shock of 1979, petroleum prices were rocketing upward and providing fuel for a ferocious building boom...
...company, has since refused to hire any new Shi'ite workers, who until recently made up 40% of its work force. The company has traditionally been the only major employer in the Eastern province willing to employ Shi'ites and thus has served as an important path of upward mobility. "Shi'ite leaders are trying to convince the powers that be that ((Jubail)) was the act of a few individuals," says a U.S. official. "Unfortunately, the whole community is paying the price...
...Angry Voters--After watching taxes spiral upward and Massachusetts' credit rating plummet, the public vented its collective spleen last Tuesday by voting across the board against incumbents and anyone else connected with the current administration...