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...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...
FINANCIALS "There's a good chance that Kerry would go much easier on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac," the giant mortgage agencies, says Tom Gallagher, analyst at research firm ISI Group. Bush wants tougher oversight, possibly helping drive up the agencies' borrowing costs. Kerry would probably leave them alone. Investment companies like T. Rowe Price and Schwab Soundview would benefit if Bush gets his way with Social Security savings accounts...
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...
...little bit rare that I didn’t even practically see him at all” this term, Lawrence notes. “But it was just a little tougher than normal...
...messenger won't cure the childhood-obesity epidemic, experts agree. But calls are rising for the Feds to crack down, as a growing body of research suggests that all this advertising is doing a terrific job of whetting kids' appetite for fatty, salty and sugary fare and rendering it tougher than ever for both parents and children to Just...