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...remove them, the price hikes could set off riots, as they have in the past. What will you do? YUDHOYONO: I've asked the relevant ministers to conduct an analysis of the impact of higher fuel costs on the subsidy policy and the 2005 budget. If the subsidies seriously burden the budget, then I will set new policies that might affect the price of certain fuels, particularly those not consumed by the poor. Kerosene and diesel would still be subsidized, while premium gasoline would no longer be subsidized. Clearly our budget has to be fiscally sustainable, but the poor also...
...also wants to create an intelligence czar, but one with power over the various intel budgets. To fight terrorists, Kerry wants to double the number of Army special-operations personnel. In all, he would like to add 40,000 active-duty soldiers to the U.S. military to ease the burden on overstretched troops. He wants to increase funding for inspecting cargo at ports and on airplanes and to create a single national terrorist watch list. He wants NATO to play a larger role in Afghanistan, where he says al-Qaeda is "regrouping and strengthening," and promises to get tough with...
According to Burden, the Iowa Electronic Futures Market—a real-money market where bettors can buy futures contracts based on the outcome of economic and political events—is more popular among academics...
...Burden said he thinks the presidential primary campaign of Howard Dean, which relied heavily on the internet to garner youth support, has attracted a more diverse group of bettors...
...would guess that the Iowa market is closer to the truth because it’s more likely to be academics whereas tradesports is more likely to be people who are just excited about the elections,” Burden said...