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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...center-left governments now in charge in Europe weren't the ones who put together this deal," reminds Baumohl. "Politicians won't be able to deal with unemployment by cutting interest rates anymore ? that's now the job of the European Central Bank, which has to fit one monetary policy to 11 different countries. It's going to be very frustrating." If the euro works for Europe ? attracting investment, increasing efficiency ? look for a South American currency, or even an Asian currency, a decade or two down the road. But if this deal gets torn up over political squabbling, says...
...McGwire seems more surprised that so many people close to him came, and felt incredible pressure to hit No. 62 quickly, so they weren't traveling with the team for the next two weeks. Partly out of humility and partly to relieve stress, McGwire doesn't talk baseball with his family and friends during the season. His good friend, business manager and accountant Jim Milner remembered talking to McGwire on the phone the night he had become the first player to hit 50 homers for three seasons--and McGwire never mentioned it. "I was watching SportsCenter, and I said...
...something. Adults get complacent and think tragedies like Sudan are too far off to do anything about. But children don't get overwhelmed by the big picture. They just say, 'Go for it!'" Says Alphonso McDonald, 9, who emptied his penny jar regularly: "I was shocked that the grownups weren't doing anything about this...
...SAMMY SOSA What if you trekked to the North Pole all by yourself, only to find Admiral Peary got there five days before? The great part is that Sosa's 66 homers weren't ignored. The fans embraced his fun-loving, gracious style, and major league baseball gave him the National League MVP--over McGwire...
...that weren't enough, on Wednesday Yale geology professor Antonio Lasaga, charged last month with possessing child pornography, was spotted near the home of a minor related to the case and rearrested. For its part, Yale sent a letter home to parents stating that crime in New Haven has dropped 33% since...