Word: tougher
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...that hasn't been the campaign so far. Bush has faced two opponents: Kerry and reality. And reality has been the tougher foe. On Friday, for example, the Republican-dominated Senate Intelligence Committee found the President's two main arguments for war in Iraq to be faulty: no WMD, no collaborative relationship between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda. Bush was forced to acknowledge on the stump that "stockpiles" hadn't yet been found, but he and especially Vice President Dick Cheney seem reluctant to abandon the Saddam-al-Qaeda fantasy. The consequences of Iraq-including the Administration's approval...
...that financing will be a little tougher for a second home than for a first home. Since many banks believe there is a greater risk of a borrower's defaulting on a vacation home, mortgage rates can be higher than they would be on a primary residence...
...until after November's U.S. presidential election. Pyongyang hopes to win a sweeter deal from John Kerry, the presumptive Democratic nominee who favors bilateral talks with the North. And the Bush Administration believes re-election would give it a freer hand to deal firmly with the North, possibly through tougher sanctions. Until then, though, Bush needs to appear open to negotiation so that allies and domestic voters alike will not carp that war is his primary tool of foreign policy. "It seems both sides don't want to compromise," says Lee Jung Hoon, a political scientist at Yonsei University...
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ENERGY Kerry would push for tougher emissions standards, which would hurt coal companies like Massey Energy and coal-burning utilities like Southern and FirstEnergy. "Alternative energy sources [Vesta Wind Systems, Tetra Tech] would benefit," says Greg Valliere, Washington strategist at Schwab. Bush's willingness to expand oil drilling in Alaska might help BP and Nabors Industries...