has stopped bleeding ... a hiring spree in 2003 looks like a low-odds bet.

It was a little surreal that the bleeding never stopped.

It's not gangbusters. It's a few here, a few there. But mostly, the bleeding has stopped.

Last year we stopped the bleeding. This year we must heal the patient.

Reyes was the key to the game. He stopped the bleeding and got us in the dugout.

The prime minister had a CT scan that showed that the bleeding has stopped. He was then put in the neurological emergency unit for observation ... All vital signs are functional and stable. The prime minister is in critical condition.