Word: favor
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...Most importantly, Obama’s foreign policy tactics will work in Israel’s favor. The McCain campaign continuously mocks his opponent’s willingness to sit down and talk with leaders of other nations, but Israel herself is also willing to enter talks: she did so with Syria earlier this year...
...White men in Pennsylvania, by comparison, favor McCain too, but by a narrower 50%-to-46% lead, the TIME/CNN poll found. Women in Pennsylvania are more comfortable with the Democratic nominee than are their counterparts in the Buckeye State to the west, though the difference is less dramatic. Keystone State women back Obama...
...groups in Ohio and Pennsylvania are minor when compared with the demographic breakdowns in North Carolina. Though Obama leads in North Carolina by 6 points overall, McCain leads Obama among white women by an overwhelming62% to 32%, which is virtually identical to the ratio for white men, who favor McCain...
...even rely on the big guns of the defense industry to come to his aid. Barack Obama's campaign has pocketed $870,165 from defense-contractor sources, 34% more than the $647,313 in contributions McCain's campaign received from the same sector. Traditionally, GOP candidates - who tend to favor higher military spending than their Democratic rivals - receive more donations from defense-company political action committees and employees. You might expect the tilt in McCain's favor to be even steeper than normal, given his 23-year Navy career - including nearly six in a Hanoi prison. Add to that...
...alliance with the moderate wing of Lopez Obrador's party, some of whom have accused the leftist leader of being too authoritarian and confrontational. Following a series of backdoor meetings, the majority of leftist lawmakers not only ignored calls to blockade the podium again but actually voted in favor of the bill. The result was thus seen as a major political victory for the president, who built a consensus on a difficult issue and isolated the hard left. "With this reform the national economy wins; all Mexicans win," Calderon said in a televised message after Tuesday's vote...