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Some advisers worry that Bush may try to sustain that approach for two more years; they don't believe it will work. As a West Coast ally of Bush's put it last month, "Outside of Washington and New York, the terror thing is over. It is an episode that has passed. It just won't carry him. The more they try it, the more they risk their standing with the voters. Voters are increasingly asking, 'Hey, what about me?'" This adviser believes that Bush and his team "need to rejigger the purpose of his presidency for the next...
...Glancing at the provisional agreements, it's not hard to see why environmentalist groups across the board have expressed disappointment. The delegates have agreed that humanity is eating too many fish, and that catches ought to be trimmed in order to sustain stocks. They've agreed, also, that more care ought to be taken in the disposal of hazardous chemicals; more use ought to be made of renewable energy sources such as solar-, wind- and hydro-electricity; and also that it would be a really good idea to try, by the year 2015, to get clean drinking water and sanitation...
TIME: If the U.S. stock market does not sustain this rally, doesn't that spill over into the global markets...
...falls into the wrong hands. But this movie's delight is in its homey details, personified by the scary creatures they encounter on their quest. These are retro-hip homages to Ray Harryhausen's charming stop-motion animations of an earlier era. Their presence signals Rodriguez's desire to sustain his innocence - and evoke ours. Be prepared for enchantment. -By Richard Schickel...
...market will return zippo for five more years, except for an annual dividend of less than 2%. This assessment may prove too pessimistic. The recession depressed earnings; a robust recovery could drive them higher faster. But there's no realistic scenario in which stocks resume and sustain anything close to their '90s trajectory...