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...opening of the newscast. Says a Washington Post reporter: "God, I hope Bush doesn't get re-elected. It'll be so boring: no fresh ideas, the same old people running the show and more Capitol Hill gridlock. A Clinton Administration would be a much better story." In all likelihood, four years from now the same reporters will turn on Clinton with the same jaded ferocity...
Some analysts, dwelling on the fundamentals rather than superstition, think the epic bull market that began in 1982 has finally entered a long season of bearishness because of the likelihood of very slow economic growth in the 1990s. "We're going through another market crash right now," contends Albert Sindlinger, who heads the consumer-research firm that bears his name. "But instead of suddenly falling off the cliff, it's collapsing over a period of time...
...Steve Oke, an analyst with the British brokerage house Smith New Court. "The question is whether they can contain the cheating." Although industry analysts believe De Beers will weather the crisis because it has deep pockets and rich affiliates, investors are not convinced. When the company abruptly announced the likelihood of a 25% dividend cut in August, its stock fell nearly 15% and triggered a minicrash on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange...
...Prosecuting Attorney Mullin said that Walsh's six-day disappearance and failure to turn himself in increase likelihood that the councillor will leave town if released on bail...
Buell said he encouraged the students to think in terms of a limited agenda: to target fields that Latino students are interested in and to focus on those in which there is likelihood of finding good candidates...