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...index is currently about 17. Factor in earnings estimates for 2009 - S&P analysts are forecasting average per-share earnings will be $48.52 next year, down from about $55 in 2008 - and stocks would have to drop at least another 30% before they would start to approach the lows of fierce bear markets of the past...
Young pragmatists like Ryan and Mark Kirk, who heads the moderate Tuesday Group, appear to be looking for an issue-by-issue approach - rather than a grand ideological transformation of the party - to manage the surge of Obama power that is preparing to hit Congress next January. They'll offer a deal on energy - most likely permitting more offshore drilling in exchange for various incentives for green energy - but resist tax hikes, a change in union voting rules or other measures that are opposed by small business...
...Senate, wary of Obama's ability to overcome a GOP filibuster or control independent-minded Democrats, Reid wants to pursue a "baby step" approach first. But one Reid aide says it's not yet clear whether Obama will want to go with a big-agenda item early. "There's two options: hit for the home run, or pick off low-hanging fruit...
...think Barry Bloom will be remembered for many contributions to the Harvard School of Public Health,” Koplan said. “But I think that this approach to the curriculum will be a major one that will have a long-term impact on schools of public health in the country...
...think the press [took that approach...