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...reason is that separating cause and effect on Presidents and the economy is hard. Yes, over the past half-century, Democratic administrations have seen faster economic growth--and better stock-market performance--than Republican ones. But the sample size is so small that you really can't rule out luck...
...democracy. But he chickens out, and later commits suicide. The scene is a disappointment to some Al Aswany fans, many of whom see his characters as real people harboring the hopes and frustrations of most Egyptians. Nonetheless, Chicago ends up as a powerful indictment of dictatorship and its corrosive effect on human dignity...
...Obama too white to appeal to blacks. When Hillary Clinton’s victory in New Hampshire was credited to a surge in feminine sympathy after a teary-eye moment on the eve of the election, pundits quibbled over the statistical weight of the “identity effect...
...make President Bush's tax cuts permanent," an odd choice given that McCain famously infuriated conservatives by voting against Bush's tax cuts in 2001 and 2003. In his presidential campaign, McCain has said he supports making the cuts permanent because allowing them to sunset would have the effect of raising taxes, which would be both unpopular and potentially damaging to a weak economy...
...considered for the party's vice-presidential nomination-the Obama people saw a trap. If Obama and his aides lent any credence now to the dangled notion of a partnership, they know that some of his voters might peel off, thinking a vote for Clinton was, in effect, a twofer. And that could drive down Obama's turnout. "We're not running for Vice President," said Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs...