Krugman points out that austerity measures in Europe have not been particularly successful in staunching the pain of struggling economies so far.

FORBES: Connect

Switching the risks of litigation from taxpayers to lawyers also offers some hope of staunching what has become the fastest-growing area of public expenditure.

ECONOMIST: Legal aid

State- and local-government spending fell the past three months--a large part of the stimulus also goes directly to shoring up state governments and staunching that flow.

FORBES: The Economy

Although the firm's founders registered the Dagadu Djokdja trademark a few years ago, they say they have received no help from the local government in staunching the flood of pirated Dagadu products.

CNN: Big Little Problems

Albania's plea is understandable: staunching the flow of people and weapons across this frontier in both directions is one of the few things anybody can now do to stop the conflict escalating.

ECONOMIST: Why Albania feels lonely