Word: cuttingly
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...issues involved in the recount made it a laboratory experiment in spin. Most had enormous partisan consequences but no ideological component. When Republicans and Democrats disagree along party lines about, say, a tax cut, it's at least theoretically possible that everyone involved is expressing carefully considered and sincerely held views. When they become excited about the dangers or benefits of affirmative action, it's not out of the question that their displays of emotion are sincere. But until Nov. 7, there was no obvious liberal or conservative view about manual recounts or absentee-ballot applications. A chad...
...fear is that the AOL contingent will drive for growth too fast. There are rumors that the music or movie businesses might be sold, although Parsons denies this. And at Time Inc., the publishing division, there is concern that fledgling projects, including magazine start-ups, might be cut because the new regime is so short-term oriented. "The minute there is a case where we're being asked to cut into our core business because some other division didn't make its numbers, there's going to be trouble," says an executive. "If top people like Logan, [Jeff] Bewkes...
...borrow the old bunkhouse cliche, a rattling good yarn, even if it is all surface, no subtext. Whether there was some larger meaning in director Thornton's original cut--said to have been close to four hours long--is impossible to say, at least until the DVD comes out. For the moment, we have a perfectly coherent, handsomely rendered couple of hours, animated in particular by Damon's good performance--shrewd, innocent, angry, wistful and, above all, likable. Maybe this movie might have been more. But it could easily have been a lot less...
...that it feels like a recession. Six months ago, real GDP was growing at a 5.6% annual rate. Goldman Sachs estimates that it will slow to 2.7% this quarter and 1.5% next. That's one of the fastest decelerations ever. Inflation is low, so the Fed has room to cut rates and maybe stave off anything terrible. Still, it looks like lean times ahead...
...higher deductibles to get lower premiums. Switch to term life, which is cheaper than similar policies with a death benefit. Auto coverage is rising, but underwriters offer highly specific policies. A good driver in a tanklike SUV (less likely to be hurt by bad drivers) can get a rate cut. Sounds wacky, given that SUVs are more likely to cause injury to others. But, hey, like getting frugal in a slowdown, it's O.K. to think of yourself first...