Word: processing
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...markets, for whom things look plenty dire right now, are expecting just that, and have already begun the process of pricing in a quarter-point cut. That'll help share prices in January, which could help raise consumer spirits and eventually get businesses borrowing and growing again. But the effects of rate cuts - and any tax cut Bush can slide through - will be strictly psychological for the better part of a year...
...magic wand--this hotel's claim is not inherently or obviously metaphorical. Yet it's clearly not true--a point that probably didn't even occur to the producers of the ad or 99% of its viewers. The deception is not on purpose; few are deceived. But the process of producing a spin for this hotel chain apparently did not include reality as even a minor consideration...
...about a child facing nothing scarier than the process of growing up, which can, some adults may dimly remember, seem very scary indeed? Greta Hagen-Richardson, 12, lives in Chicago and proudly says she has read each Harry Potter book many times--15, 11, 22 and 24, in order of publication, by her count. "When I first read them," she says, "I thought, 'The characters really relate to you--they're kids. They have bullies and bad teachers.' It's helped me understand something--people, maybe my friends, my teachers. It's influenced me to read more...
...Florida, only ballots that were not punched at all, nicked or partly punched should have been set aside [ELECTION 2000, Dec. 4]. Then those ballots should have been evaluated and recounted by hand and the total of valid votes added to the original machine count. This process should not take more than 48 hours. (It would take less than 24 hours in Canada!) Anyone objecting to it and finding legal reasons for multiple delays and a total recount is a partisan who has a vested interest in the result. If there is serious concern that the machine counts could...
...Underwear beneath robes is totally unconstitutional b The Florida ruling violated equal protection and due process c David Boies' hairline is even higher than Helen Hunt's d They can make anyone they want the President...