China’s economy is growing faster than expected. GDP is now running at an annualized rate of 7.8 percent, fueled in part by easy credit. With the debt ceiling raised for a while and the government reopened, President Obama is calling for lawmakers to buckle down and get to work on such sweeping matters as the half-trillion dollar farm bill and the overhaul of the immigration system. On that last one, there’s renewed attention to a little-known directive from Congress known as the “bed mandate.” And, the musical “The Lion King” will break a Broadway record this week. It will be the first show to gross more than $1 billion.
China’s economy is growing faster than expected. GDP is now running at an annualized rate of 7.8 percent, fueled in part by easy credit. With the debt ceiling raised for a while and the government reopened, President Obama is calling for lawmakers to buckle down and get to work on such sweeping matters as the half-trillion dollar farm bill and the overhaul of the immigration system. On that last one, there’s renewed attention to a little-known directive from Congress known as the “bed mandate.” And, the musical “The Lion King” will break a Broadway record this week. It will be the first show to gross more than $1 billion.