21. A recent special featured three different cuts with a butternut squash and fennel risotto. 22. Afterward, some commissioners discussed the new cuts with a grim resignation, saying it was becoming harder and harder to find more places to cut. 23. Bush has contended that McCain has revised his plan repeatedly, and that the plan would pay for tax cuts with some tax increases. 24. Bush may be able to protect his big tax cut with tough spending curbs, and the economy may stay upright long enough to produce the surpluses he needs. 25. But Bush is comparing the tax cut with the entire federal budget for the other programs, which obviously makes it look smaller. 26. But he wanted to give the Democrats a tax cut with their name on it to vote for so that the Republicans would not get all the political benefit. 27. But Japanese businesses and consumers have responded to the cuts with increasing pessimism and a determination to keep their money safe in banks. 28. But she took her lumps and cuts with dignity and humor. 29. But that fee has to be divided among different firms, which must share their cut with brokers who sell the bonds to investors. 30. But there is not much chance of major spending cuts with an economy that has been in a recession for nearly three years and elections coming up in October. |