The stars of 1998 and early 1999--mopey hand-wringers worrying about IMF bailouts and poker-faced management consultants, etc.

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Sure, the hand-wringers will say that nobody remembers who loses the Super Bowl.

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Are the hand wringers justified in their worries?

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What do the hand-wringers want?

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