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...signs - which it might well do - it could plunge the economy into a recession. "We have an ideal situation here where the economy is growing at twice the speed limit set by the Fed, and yet inflation pressures are actually diminishing," says Baumohl. "That challenges the Fed's basic assumption that the economy can't experience prolonged growth above 3.5 percent without inciting inflation. That's exactly what we've seen for several years now, but Alan Greenspan still believes we're overheating...
...best and the worst: steel gave us plows but also weapons; computers gave us the Internet but also guided nuclear missiles. There is no reason to think that in a couple of centuries man has evolved so much that we would be able to change our basic instincts. I vote against the Human Genome Project. JEAN-MARC JANCOVICI Orsay, France...
...says Harvard has been busy pressing Oracle on more urgent system redesigns, like making the system's on-screen navigation easier. Since Oracle is unlikely to overhaul its basic code-assigning system at one customer's urging, code complaints are near the bottom of Harvard's priority list...
...think it's doing anything to fight the basic issues of ignorance and homophobia," said Matthew S. Trent '00, a BGLTSA executive. "I think homosexuals who try to fit into the established societal norms are kidding themselves...
...would be assigned to the unit, and the U.S. would provide training and equipment. PRESIDENT CLINTON approved the plan, and the team should have been off and running last year. In fact, it never left the gate: despite CIA enthusiasm, the Pakistanis dragged their feet and never got beyond basic training. "They didn't do squat," says an Administration official close to the operation. Now the U.S. suspects that the Pakistanis never intended to go after bin Laden...