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...family dynasty. But the general public is not so amenable. According to a TIME/CNN poll, 61% of Americans oppose spending billions for the project. They think the money would be better spent at home. "So far out here, it's landed with a big thud," says a top Republican strategist in a key swing state. "People are saying 'Why can't we take care of our own first...
...think about where to deploy assets this year and beyond, save room for dividend payers. Byron Wien, market strategist at Morgan Stanley, predicts that a surge in the prices of stocks with a yield will be one of the big surprises of 2004 and that the year's winners will include Pfizer, Wyeth, Bristol-Myers, GE, Microsoft (it started paying a dividend last year), Coca-Cola and Altria. Any number of mutual funds focus on dividend payers. Among the best are Fidelity Dividend Growth, T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth and (if you invest through a broker) Capital Income Builder from...
...talking economics. Finance Minister Jaswant Singh has announced a $2.7 billion handout to India's middle class by slashing taxes and import duties on foreign travel, cell phones and computers. "We don't want any agenda that is religious or divisive," says Pramod Mahajan, a key electoral strategist for the BJP. "We want to fight on economic, rational issues." The party, says Mahajan, is projecting Vajpayee as the only leader who can transform India into a prosperous nation. To make sure voters understand that there is no alternative to Vajpayee, BJP's top strategists also plan to hammer hard...
...were scared out of your stocks during the bear market, no doubt it's time to suit up again. This recovery is real. But it's far too late to pile in indiscriminately. Tobias Levkovich, a U.S.-market strategist at Smith Barney, figures the major stock averages will end the coming year flat or slightly lower as investors wait for the economy to catch up with stock prices. That's no sure thing, given that the stimulative effect of lower taxes and falling interest rates will run its course early...
...soon as presidential strategist Karl Rove realizes the damage caused the President by his absence from memorial services, a funeral will be found somewhere for Bush to attend. LANCE COLLINS Sugar Land, Texas