Oakland has also suffered deeply in the state's stubborn recession.

But the deficit rose anyway - albeit less than it would have - because of the stubborn recession.

In the thick of a stubborn recession, his Government portfolio is a tricky one to carry around on the General Election campaign.

When economic indicators suggest that the country is mired in a stubborn recession, why are so many computer companies overwhelmed with demand?

Sales here have slumped in Japan's stubborn recession.

Amid a stubborn recession here, and with business down more than a third since the riots, Mr. Lee was buried in debt.

And the stubborn recession is making fund-raising ever harder.

But the stakes are higher this year because of an $11.5 billion cumulative deficit, lower-than-expected tax collections and a stubborn national recession.

The shift also comes at a time when Japanese manufacturing levels are weakened by a stubborn recession.

Five tough years later, after surviving sharp circulation declines and a stubborn recession that stalled advertising, the newspaper is recovering.