| Charles Gibson
Bush, actually pointed out how many doubted the surge strategy and wondered if he wanted to “crow?" Gibson inquired in an excerpt aired on World News: “You took a lot of doubting and rather skeptical questions about the surge. I'll give you a chance to crow. Do you want to say I told you so?" Bush demurred from the opportunity. Indeed, a January MRC report documented the media hostility toward Bush's plan: “TV's Pre-Emptive War Against Iraq 'Surge'; Before Iraq Plan Unveiled, Reporters Said It Was Unpopular, Wouldn't Work & War Was 'Lost Cause.'"(See text below) Prompted by Bush's satisfaction that Iraqis are “beginning to see enough security so that reconciliation is taking place, as well as the economy's beginning to move," Gibson pressed the President on problems with “reconciliation." Leading to a correction from Bush, Gibson had earlier referred to “a lot of bellicose rhetoric that has been aimed at Iran" and cited how “you yourself at a news conference recently raised the specter of World War III." Bush clarified: “I said if you want to avoid World War III." .
Turn Off Market's Noise And Tune In To Your Goals
A challenge for the dividend investor is separating one's self from all the market noise. Forget the market's daily rumbles. Forget every throat-clearing of the Federal Reserve chief. Most of all, forget about keeping pace with the market on every lap. "As an individual investor, what difference does it make whether you beat the S&P 500 this year?" writes Josh Peters in his newly released book, "The Ultimate Dividend Playbook." If you're making progress toward your investment goals, there's no reason to feel insecure because an index did better the past six months or because a fund manager had a dazzling, breakaway yearly performance and you didn't. The income investor can't afford to get sucked into that game.
February 2008
Eliot Spitzer was one of six governors interviewed about the presidential contest by The Washington Post at the National Governor's Association in D.C. Asked what advice he would give to Hillary Clinton, whom he has endorsed and pledged to cast a superdelegate ballot for, Spitzer said: "I'd tell her keep doing what she's been doing," adding: "She's making a powerful case." But the governor also made no secret of his admiration for Barack Obama, saying: "Let's face it, Barack emotes in a way that is remarkable." Asked later whether he believes experience is necessary to bring about real change in government, Spitzer answered, rather diplomatically and in his typical wonky way (he also employed the Spitzeresque buzzword "pivotal" during the interview): "It's not a binary choice." On his own record, Spitzer listed Medicaid reform and increased education spending (which he has proposed curtailing to some degree this year) as his most significant accomplishments.
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