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...conventional wisdom finally became reality as Kerry carried the youth vote by a wide margin," Cannon said...
Stitzer has also engineered a series of restructurings. Beginning in 2003, he sold off low-margin businesses, closed about a quarter of the company's factories and cut 10% of its workforce. But a series of missteps hindered the company's turnaround. Although Stitzer had projected annual margin growth of 50 to 75 basis points for four consecutive years, it came in at less than half that...
...under no pressure to do a deal. When Nestlé acquired Rowntree in 1988, there were similar predictions of industry consolidation that never materialized, he says. "I don't think I'd be a proponent of the domino theory of consolidation." He insists he's committed to achieving revenue and margin growth targets to restore investor confidence and sees Cadbury as more of an acquirer than an acquiree. "We're always looking for the right bolt-on acquisition," he says...
...Pennsylvania, Obama leads 48% to 43, while McCain topped Obama in Colorado 47% to 46%. In all state polls, the margin of error is plus-or-minus...
...race tighten over the past few weeks, there are encouraging signs for McCain as well. In Pennsylvania, where Obama had a 12-point lead in the Real Clear Politics poll average as recently as June, the Republican senator has narrowed the gap to within one point of the margin of error. McCain also holds significant leads with white voters in all four states, ranging from an 8% advantage in Pennsylvania to 15% in Nevada. (Full results here...