"These kinds of shocks are much harder to manage," they say. "The experience of the earlier downturns (1975, 1980-02 and 1991-92) may prove less of a guidance to policy makers that many commentators currently argue."

"There are a lot of people who say he hates our freedoms, as you said, or hates our liberties, and hates us for what we are, rather than what we do," said the author. "That is a very common piece of analysis, and I think it is entirely wrong. Bin Laden has resonance in the Muslim world because he has focused his dislike for the things we do, not what we are."

"There has been a completely unnecessary over-reaction and a lot of grandstanding. The government has exploited public fears, not to protect us but to shield itself" against democratic checks and balances over its excessive use of executive powers.

It's about a large corporation attempting to take away the free speech of regular Americans with a point of view.

Anyone with an ear for flummery knew the American people were being whipsawed with phony-baloney warnings.

AT least one of three vehicle trailers found by the US military in Iraq was a mobile biological weapons platform, John Howard claimed yesterday.

The largest protest was in the capital, Seoul, where about 20,000 people, many holding candles gathered at a plaza near the U.S. Embassy, chanting ``Punish the murderous GIs!''

"Homer Simpson likely may triumph over Abraham Lincoln as greatest-ever American.
The animated dad currently holds the top spot in an ongoing British poll that closes at the beginning of next week. "

" A Brooklyn lawyer who had been accused of bribing a judge to rule for his clients - and then nailed a sweetheart deal with prosecutors in exchange for gathering evidence against the judge - was caught on tape boasting that he could get sexual favors to fix a custody case"

(i just put this here cos i wanted to the 'nail-a-sweetheart' comment is irresistible)