"This acts like a tax cut for consumers," said Gus Faucher, director of macroeconomics, Moody's Economy.com. "Consumers will have more money to spend on other types of things."

"We certainly need to do more than count on gas prices to bail us out," said Faucher. "The problems are much more severe than that.

"At $3 a gallon, we're back to neutral. I wouldn't see it as stimulating the economy," said Brian Bethune, chief U.S. financial economist for Global Insight.

"I think they'll say, 'Why should we assume this is permanent? It will only go back up again,' " he said. "In that case it will do little to affect behavior." Source

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Kate Walsh, who plays Dr. Addison Montgomery, also spoke about the new matters that the Oceanside Wellness Group has to confront this season. “They're all viable conflicts grounded in these medical stories,” she said.

However, with everything fresh coming in as the show was renewed, audiences will still be treated to the familiar zest brought by the cast and crew. “It's topical but not so procedural that it's not a Shonda Rhimes show. You still have all the great dialogue and characters and stories and romance,” Walsh declared. Source

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"We're telling stories ... that will provide a lot of moral debate among our doctors and maybe debate at home when you watch," said series creator Shonda Rhimes.

The issues they face cause plenty of drama for the doctors at the Oceanside Wellness Group, where Kate Walsh's character, Addison Montgomery, came to work after leaving "Grey's" Seattle Grace Hospital.

"They're all viable conflicts ... grounded in these medical stories," Walsh said. "It's topical but not so procedural that it's not a Shonda Rhimes show. You still have all the great dialogue and characters and stories and romance." Source

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Kathleen Erin Walsh (born October 13, 1967) is an American film and television actress, currently known for her role as Dr. Addison Montgomery on the ABC dramas Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice.

Walsh is set to be starring alongside Dennis Quaid and Paul Bettany in the biblical horror film Legion, due out 2009. Wiki

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Kate Walsh and Amy Brenneman spoke to ET last night at the "Private Practice" DVD release party about the controversy swirling around Republican VP running mate Sarah Palin and her 17-year-old unwed pregnant daughter, Bristol.

"I agree with Obama that family life is your family life and that's private," Kate told ET.

Kate was also happy to reveal a taste of what's coming up for her "Private Practice" character Addison Montgomery.

"Addison is dating and you will see more of Officer Nelson (David Sutcliffe)," she says. [ET Online]

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Actress Kate Walsh tells Usmagazine.com that she's really pumped Barack Obama has selected Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware to be his running mate.

"It's great. I think it's a perfect fit," the "Private Practice"/"Grey's Anatomy" star said at a weekend bash introducing the Trump Tower Dubai in Los Angeles. "He has got the foreign-policy experience - a demographic that Obama hasn't quite gotten yet. I'm just very excited to see what those two can do." Source

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