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...during my fifth visit in 20 years to a place that normally matches the rest of the state's political choices, not one of the Dole voters I spoke with last week displayed any enthusiasm. Most seemed grudgingly resigned to their choice. As a result, many local Republicans predict that caucus attendance will fall to less than a quarter of the 1988 total of 974 voters. "It's a 'by default' kind of thing," concedes Elaine Homan, a local Dole supporter. "I can't even count on my own family's showing...
...talking financial heads who failed to predict the big rise in U.S. stocks last year have resurfaced to forecast a modest rise in 1996. The expert consensus seems to be that stocks will advance 10% this year. That is not exactly a startling bit of augury: a 10% annual gain is about average for stocks in this century...
Gilbert's most recent research is in "affective forecasting," or how well people can predict their emotional reactions to future stimuli...
Several inches of snow were expected to fall today and another storm is predicted for the Boston area for Friday and Saturday, but Horwood said it is too early to predict the track of that storm and snowfall amounts...
...stimulate business for U.S. energy companies. She contends that her G.O.P. critics are motivated by their failure to shut down her department: "If you can't attack us on substance, you attack the leader." So far, the White House has supported O'Leary, but senior officials predict that more bad headlines could cost...