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...grasp. Or that oil is the key to the Gulf's heart. A contact in a major U.S. oil company told me that Iraq's Shi'a-led oil ministry has been soliciting the company's interest in a couple of Iraqi fields. When the company finally took the bait, the Iraqis coyly suggested that the company might want to first pass through Tehran to get an Iranian green light. It was the only way for the U.S. major to secure an Iraqi property. The company of course declined the invitation, but got the not-so-subtle message that Iran...
...fabled "Reagan coalition") that are the core competencies of brand Romney. "I don't believe Mike Huckabee has positions that are going to appeal to voters in New Hampshire, Michigan and South Carolina." And as for the negative ads - against both Huckabee and John McCain - that seemed to bait an already energized evangelical base, those aren't going away either. "It is important to make a case about differences," said Madden, using the campaign patois for what civilians consider attacks...
...know, if you think through the campaign, you don't see Giuliani coming after me, and hitting me. I have watched him on television. People are putting the bait in front of him. He doesn't take it. Same thing with McCain. He is thrown the bait all the time. He rises above it. I just felt like the attacks we were getting, both by Club for Growth and by Romney, the mail pieces, and then the last straw for me was seeing the ads that he ran on McCain. I saw them [Friday]. And I just said, 'You know...
...Sizing Up a Fresh Face Re "Obama's Iowa Surge" [Dec. 3]: Americans are tired of the same old bait and switch from Hillary Clinton. We need a new beginning, a fresh face with ideas for the future. What makes anyone think she will protect us if she's in the White House? She is transparently phony. People have opened their eyes and see a new beginning with Barack Obama. Albert Jackson, Newark...
Sizing Up a Fresh Face. Re "Obama's Iowa Surge" [Dec. 3]: Americans are tired of the same old bait and switch from Hillary Clinton. We need a new beginning, a fresh face with ideas for the future. What makes anyone think she will protect us if she's in the White House? She is transparently phony. People have opened their eyes and see a new beginning with Barack Obama. Albert Jackson, NEWARK...