Word: cuttingly
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...grand scale, that's what the Federal Government is doing--using windfall tax receipts to cut the national debt by a record $185 billion this quarter. The interest savings, in effect, provide a reserve for bumpy times--notably when baby boomers start drawing heavily from the Social Security system in about 15 years. The government doesn't often shine when it comes to budget matters. But in this case, Congress's lead is worth emulating...
...face it: my people weren't even all that popular back where they came from. That's why they left in the first place. No, my grandparents would never have made the cut, and under the Swiss system of not granting automatic citizenship to native-born descendants of immigrants, I might still be standing in line trying to get my green card renewed...
...recapture that grim feeling of disappointment, listen to Hanson's new CD. On the brothers' debut, we gave 'em a pass, partly because they looked like little elves, partly because that song MMMBop was so darn catchy. Now they're older (ages 14, 17 and 19), two have cut their hair (goodbye, elf appeal), and though a couple of tracks are hummable, most of their new songs are more noisy than catchy. No snow day today. These kids should go back to school...
...Lazio will take off this week on an upstate barnstorm through Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Elmira and Binghamton, towns the First Lady has had to herself thus far. And then it's off to tony Westchester County, just north of New York City, where Clinton has planted roots. He'll cut into that missing 19 percent as soon as those voters start remembering his name. To get over 50 percent, Hillary Clinton may need some people to forget hers...
...could remember if we'd paid our February bill or not; it seemed like [we had]," said Mider, who is also a Crimson editor. "It turned out that we hadn't gotten bills for February or March. Then they cut our line with no warning...