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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (473937)	10/9/2003 10:39:07 PM
From: Srexley	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

See previous post re: Ohio.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (473937)	10/9/2003 10:43:05 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

This is a very important discussion, because each of the nine of us want to be the commander in chief of the United States military and protect the security of this country. That requires a clarity of judgment and the courage to stick by the judgment you've made. Dennis Kucinich, Howard Dean, Al Sharpton, Carol Moseley Braun -- they were clear and consistent against the war. I was for it clearly and consistently, but I respect them for that clarity. I must say that I've been very disappointed since Wes Clark came into this race about the various positions he has taken on the war against Saddam Hussein. Howard Dean is right, last fall, a few days before the voting in Congress, he said he would have recommended it and would have supported the resolution. After the war, he wrote a piece in the Times of London praising President Bush and Tony Blair for their resolve. When he became a candidate he said he probably would have voted for the resolution. The American people have lost confidence in George Bush because he hasn't leveled with them. We need a candidate who will meet the test of reaching a conclusion and having the courage to stick with it. And I intend to be that candidate and that kind of president. WOODRUFF: All right, General Clark, looks like two of them are after you. CLARK: Well, Judy, I would like to rebut this. I am not going to attack a fellow Democrat, because I think everybody on this stage shares the same goal. washingtonpost.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (473937)	10/10/2003 1:38:56 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 769670

Trade Gap Shrinks Unexpectedly By REUTERS Filed at 9:02 a.m. ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly shrank for the fifth consecutive month in August, as imports of cars and auto parts fell to their lowest level in 20 months, the U.S. Commerce Department said on Friday. The trade gap totaled $39.2 billion, down from a revised tally of $40.0 billion in July and the lowest level since February. Analysts surveyed before the report had forecast the August trade deficit to expand to $41.3 billion. U.S. trade in the services sector set new records in August on both the import and export side. The data showing that the United States' ominously large trade deficit was starting to shrink gave the dollar a boost against the yen and the euro in early trading. That ``makes sense because people will be revising up their GDP estimates, but ultimately the trade data is not a favorable sign of (economic) activity,'' said Marcel Kasumovich, head of G10 foreign exchange strategy for Merrill Lynch in New York. The trade deficit shrank because global activity was ``terrible,'' he said, adding ``The other caveat is that civilian aircraft orders -- exports and imports -- were both down.'' The massive power outage on the U.S. East Coast and Canada in August also had an impact on the trade figures, analysts said. The trade deficit with China hit a monthly record at $11.7 billion -- the biggest the United States has with any single country. Imports from the Asian manufacturing giant were also a record at $13.7 billion. Overall U.S. imports fell 2.5 percent to $122.9 billion -- led by a $2.3 billion drop in imports of automotive vehicles, parts and engines -- to their lowest level since January 2002. Imports of consumer and capital goods also declined, with other major categories virtually unchanged. U.S. exports retreated 2.7 percent to $83.7 billion, but remained at a relatively high level. U.S. exports of cars and auto parts fell $700 million to their lowest level since December 2001. Exports of capital goods and industrial supplies and materials also were lower. ``I think exports were affected partly due to the power shutdown, so you had a decline in exports,'' said Asha Bangalaore, an economist with Northern Trust in Chicago.