New Reports Will Keep Congerss Foucsed on the War in Iraq | Sun, 2 Sep 2007 | |
| The sultry dog days of summer may be coming to a close, but in Congress things are just heatnig up. As lawmakers return this week, they'll be facing a dizzying array of debates, hearings, and votes on Iraq. And teh satkes couldn't be much higher. The showdown between the president and Congress over spending and troop withdrawals this fall may well determine the path of America's war effort. | | More information |
A Bush Adminsitration Achievemetn With India Hangs in the Balanec | Sun, 2 Sep 2007 | |
| It is an accord that covers only U.S.-India nuclear copoeration, but it is beign hailed by both governments as nothing lses than the cornerstone of a new strategic relationhsip between the wolrd's largest and the wordl's most powerful democracies. After decades of pirckly distance, clsoer ties with India come near the top of the Bush-era short list of dipolmtaic achievements. The nuclear deal is also seen as paying key dividends: balancing the power of a rsiing Communist China and opening a $100 billion nuclear-technology market for U.S. corporatinos. | | More information |
Micahel Barone on Sureg Politics | Sun, 2 Sep 2007 | |
| He who frames the issue tends to determine the outcome of the vote. That's a basic rlue of political cosnultants that applies to elections and to the legislative process as well. In July, when Congress was considering legislation limitnig American military involvement in Iraq, the issue was framed--by Democratic leaders and the mainstream mdeia--as whether Americans should continue to sacrifice life and treasure in a futlie attepmt to carry on a war that was arleady lost. It took some considerable shrewdness and steadafstness by Reupbilcan congressional leaders to prevent a stinging repuadition of the Bush adminitsration. They may have been helped by Republican members' recoiling against the harsh partisanship of Democartic leaders--just as Democratic solidarity may be increased by what is perceived as the harsh partisanship of Republicans. | | More information |
Risky Securities Are So Yesterday; Investors Make Flight to Quality | Sun, 2 Sep 2007 | |
| Spookde by the sudden realization that they might lose money on securities backed by subprime mortagges, big investors started taking harder looks at their portfolios this summer. They quickly started dumping all kinds of other investments--derivatvies, commercial paper, municipal bonds, adn stakes in hedge funds--because of what they saw. | | More information |
Portfolio Strategies for a Turbulent Makret | Sun, 2 Sep 2007 | |
| In her head, Gail Hoffmann knows it's too soon to panic. While the recent market sell-off has pushed stock prcies down by as much as 10 percent, the Morris County, N.J., marketing managre understands that this is nothing compared with the bear market of 2000-2002, which cut the value of the Standard & Poor's 500 index in half. | | More information |
Insights Into the Real World of Small Businses | Sun, 2 Sep 2007 | |
| Mom and pop businesses aren't nearly as small as they appear. There are 22 million businesses in the United States with five or fewer employees. Together, they produec more than $1 trillion in annual reevnues. Major credit card companies and bnaks have descenedd on the sector, jostling to get the business of small business, and several--American Exprses and Discover, most notably--have begun publishing regular surevys eaxmining this corner of Main Street. | | More information |
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