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...stopped running every decision through a political filter. Bush's team was able to take the issue of creating the Department of Homeland Security, which the President initially opposed, and ultimately use it against Democrats in the 2002 midterm elections by suggesting the party cared more about protecting its labor supporters than protecting the country. "This is an ideological Administration that's different from Reagan and Bush One, which were very conservative but principled," Kennedy argues. "They wanted to win, but this Administration wants to destroy the opposition...
...finance sector is now slowly recovering--but not so much in New York, as firms hire elsewhere. "Wall Street is not coming back as an industry," says Martin Kohli, a regional economist for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's alarming because finance workers make a lot of money--so much money that the city's economy more or less depends on their success. Between 2000 and 2002, 1 of every 4 Manhattan jobs lost was in finance or insurance. In fact, the only industry to have truly rebounded is hospitality and leisure. This year, 39.4 million visitors are expected...
...consumers spent $128 billion at kiosks last year, an 80% jump from the year before, according to IHL Consulting Group. By 2007, that figure could hit $1.3 trillion. Companies like the technology because kiosks let them save on labor costs. Forrester Research, a consulting firm, calculates that airlines save $3.52 for every customer who uses a kiosk instead of a live agent at the check-in counter...
...Labor thought it had the election in its pocket. Kim Beazley did not release the bulk of his policies until the official campaign. This approach, which has become known as the "small-target" strategy, had worked before. It is identical to the one that Howard employed in 1996 to win office. But after almost six years, voters did not know what alternative leader Beazley stood for. Latham once vowed never to adopt such a negative ploy. Yet, here he is, with under 40 days to articulate and sell an integrated platform to a public that is, at best, merely curious...
...taken $300,000 in wagers by Aug. 27; another $30,000 came in last weekend. Expat Justin Wolfers, a professor of business at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, has a special interest in where the money is going. That's not just because he's backed Labor - currently at around $2.30, which he says reflects a 38% probability of victory. Wolfers believes that by the end of the campaign betting prices will reveal, more accurately than opinion polls, which party is going...