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...President Bush famously urged the American people to get out and shop--and visit Disney World--to thwart the downturn. We did, and the recession was mild. It was followed, though, by an explosion of debt and imprudence. The savings rate (the percentage of personal income left after spending) fell below 1% for the first time since the early 1930s and stayed there from 2005 through 2007. Millions of Americans spent trillions of dollars on things--houses, mainly--they couldn't afford...
...Washington Save the Economy, Save the World Calling the Bush Administration's financial-rescue plan "late and inadequate," Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner outlined a revamped plan for stabilizing the ailing U.S. economy. Markets fell in response to the proposal, which critics hammered for offering few details. But Geithner laid out several key goals...
...Yale crushed Harvard, which played miserably, but then fell to Dartmouth in a game it needed to win to get into third place in the Ivies. Which Bulldog team will show up? Yale will have the advantage at home, and I’m sticking to my guns: Princeton can’t be this good...
...hard,” Graham said. Despite her 4 a.m. work nights—which Graham said were “frequently accompanied by a box of doughnuts”—she said Tchen managed to attend her fair share of parties. If a particularly attractive event fell on a demanding work night, Graham said that Tchen managed to complete her studies and then attend the activity later. Tchen said that during her time at Harvard—in “the days when you could still drink at age 18?...
...Endresen said. “Last year we played Yale at Nationals, and unfortunately I lost, so it was a very nice revenge for me. I played to win for the seniors today.”Despite the Senior Day festivities, some of the fourth-years fell on hard luck. Co-captain DiSesa was relentless and refused to let up during his own five-game match. After losing his first two games by a small margin, DiSesa battled back against Yale opponent Todd Ruth. Although his first successful game had to go to ten, he fought back to prove himself...