61.   The ads are airing just days after Bush signed a major tax cut that he and his supporters portrayed as essential to avoiding a recession.

62.   That view is far more pessimistic than the administration of President George W. Bush, which insists the economy still stands a good chance of avoiding recession.

63.   The Federal Reserve chairman predicts the U.S. economy will slow this year but avoid a recession.

64.   Viktor Orban said Hungary is not immune to economic troubles in the United States, and the government would take special measures to avoid a recession.

65.   Economists have said Malaysia can still avoid a recession this year despite a worse-than-expected contraction in the September quarter.