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Gephardt intends to make that happen one race at a time, if that's what it takes. As miles of soybean and cornfields slid past his window last week, he pored over talking points, memorizing which candidates wanted him to stress corporate responsibility, which wanted him to hammer their opponents on Medicare. In spare moments he coached others by cell phone: "You need to tell what happened in the House--the drug companies wrote the bill, and they wouldn't even let us bring up our alternative. It's a total capitulation to special interests! Keep going...
...Gephardt intends to make that happen one race at a time, if that's what it takes. As miles of soybean and cornfields slid past his window last week, he pored over talking points, memorizing which candidates wanted him to stress corporate responsibility, which wanted him to hammer their opponents on Medicare. In spare moments he coached others by cell phone: "You need to tell what happened in the House-the drug companies wrote the bill, and they wouldn't even let us bring up our alternative. It's a total capitulation to special interests! Keep going...
...leader. He feared that Saddam was developing weapons of mass destruction and might link up with remnants of al-Qaeda for another attack on America. At first, the timetable called for action this fall, but then the Middle East exploded, India and Pakistan started to rumble, and Afghanistan slid toward chaos again--all of which helped push back the expected mobilization until at least early next year. And now that the U.S. economy seems to be downshifting again, Iraq may have to wait--some think forever. As a top official from one Middle East ally put it last week, "Iraq...
With foreigners sending less money to the U.S. and Americans making more investments abroad, the dollar has slid 11% against major currencies since April 1. Famed hedge-fund manager and currency speculator George Soros says the buck could fall an additional 33%. "We're at a tipping point of whether foreigners take a massive stake out of the U.S.," says Joseph Quinlan, senior global economist at Morgan Stanley. "If you have another accounting issue along with weaker than expected growth and poor profitability, then you may see a vicious circle." The next in the series. --With reporting by Alice Jackson...
...rose to the occasion, laying down a textbook squeeze bunt. Buehler fielded it but was unable to flip the ball to Ryan in time, and Whitton slid under the tag to give her team a 2-1 advantage...