Word: stumps
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...staff planning Richard Riordan's run for California Governor had a three-pronged strategy. They wanted their candidate to attack Democratic Governor Gray Davis on the economy, lack of fiscal discipline in the state budget, and education - all Davis weaknesses. So what did Riordan do on the stump? He only talked about gay rights, abortion and women. Which party's nomination was he running for? And why was his campaign focused on Gray Davis during the primary...
Amid the acrimony, the challenge for investors is to keep an eye on the bottom line. "Personalities make this contest more sexy for public consumption," says Ram Kumar, senior analyst for Institutional Shareholder Services, who has heard the stump speeches of both sides. "We try to confine ourselves to logic." Kumar's rationale counts more than most. Next week the influential ISS will mail a widely awaited report to pension funds and other big holders of HP stock. Because the family foundations opposing the merger control 19% of HP shares, Fiorina needs around two-thirds of institutional investors...
...given up on the idea of letting people decide for themselves how to invest part of their Social Security taxes; he mentioned it again in his State of the Union speech. But the White House can't count on Republican congressional candidates to make that case on the stump this year. That's because when voters start thinking about retirement, it often means early retirement for politicians...
...believes a terrorist? It is also possible that he is dead, smothered in a collapsed cave or buried under a remote crag by comrades who will later insist that he escaped. Ideally, someone should peek behind each stone and stump in this massive area, but the Mujahidin fighters who drove Al-Qaeda from its bases certainly won't. Most have already withdrawn to Jalalabad. Besides, they have been so neglected by their commanders that they have little incentive to fight...
More disturbing to Stump is that her financial troubles have predetermined her future pursuits. “By the time I get out of Harvard, I will be approximately $100,000 in debt.” This bill will restrict Stump from entering graduate school immediately after college. “There are times that I wish that I had gone to an in-state school basically for free. Then I could have saved my money for a really good graduate school instead of struggling to finance Harvard and not getting to go to graduate school...