Word: evening
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...decided in the last precinct, in the last state, in the last hour, on the last day." No one issue, no one theme, no one gaffe is likely to matter as much as who prevails in a series of Verdun-style conflicts in key areas of targeted states - sometimes even individual neighborhoods. "It's an old infantry expression," says Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge, a Bush ally whose state is one of the biggest prizes. "Once you take ground, you have to keep...
...prodded and probed, dishing up an eclectic mix of house, throwing in Latin-tinged tunes and loops centered on nothing more than thunderclaps and screeching squawls. The crowd continually surged towards the DJ console, raised above the dancefloor, in droves of sweaty, giddy masses. The bespectacled Tong, not even looking up from the console, coolly mixed and manipulated the music into a mishmash of heavy studded beats and euphoria-inducing grooves...
...Tell him that he just became president of the United States." Bush communications director Karen Hughes was overheard relaying that message to her candidate an hour after the debate ended. But before Bush's lead in the snap polls even had a chance to mature (or disappear, as Gore's did after the first debate), the Middle East blew up, and the stock market with it. Six days of debate-related punditry and spin cycling has been abruptly cut short. In the Friday headlines - big, grave, banner headlines with the seriousness of death in them - there was nary a Bush...
...Practically every chipmaker, computer maker and network outfit you could name - except Microsoft, which hit a 52-week low on some foul earnings rumors - was movin' on up after Gateway, PMC Sierra, and Juniper Networks all posted reassuring earnings in a day full of happy news. (Even Abby Joseph Cohen, Wall Street's kindly aunt, pitched in with a declaration that the S&P 500 is 15 percent undervalued...
...interest rates, the Mideast and presidential politics will all be around for at least a few months. The only thing investors can do is ignore them if they choose, and in the NASDAQ that's at least possible as long as those rosy earnings reports keep coming. (Heck, Gateway even said European sales were dandy.) One big session makes a bounce. Two big sessions make the beginnings of a rally. A bona fide second wind for the 10-year bull market? We'll let you know in December...