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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (487168)	11/5/2003 8:44:38 AM
From: JakeStraw	Respond to of 769670

>>Yes, the South is hopeless. They deserve what they get. Good unbiased attitude Kenneth...

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (487168)	11/5/2003 8:49:15 AM
From: JakeStraw	Respond to of 769670

Republicans Make Gains in the South By ROBERT TANNER AP National Writer With a presidential campaign only months away, Republicans picked up two governorships in the South, ousting Mississippi's Democratic incumbent and seizing Kentucky's top job for the first time in 32 years. GOP Washington lobbyist Haley Barbour unseated one-term Democratic Gov. Ronnie Musgrove, while in Kentucky, three-term Republican Rep. Ernie Fletcher defeated Democratic Attorney General Ben Chandler. President Bush loomed large in both campaigns, and he's sure to claim a boost from the victories. He stumped for both GOP candidates, while Democrats in Kentucky tied their opponent to Bush's economic policies and Musgrove dismissed his challenger as a "Washington insider." Barbour, a former head of the Republican National Committee who said his connections would help Mississippi, told a crowd of supporters: "Get ready to accentuate the positive." With 92 percent of precincts reporting, Barbour got 53 percent, or 441,188 votes, to Musgrove's 45 percent, or 378,260 votes. Fletcher, a three-term congressman, defeated Chandler, polling 55 percent, or 593,508 votes, to the Democrat's 45 percent, or 484,938 votes. But in the Kentucky and Mississippi races, campaigns tried out strategies that could play out in next year's presidential race. And Republicans were already crowing. "The Democrat strategy was negative attacks and tying Ernie Fletcher to President Bush and making this race a referendum on the president's economic policies," Republican National Chairman Ed Gillespie said. "The Democrats had their referendum and got their answer." Mississippi Democrats criticized Barbour for his connections and years spent in Washington as Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and other top GOP officials came to campaign for him - and as Musgrove distanced himself from national Democrats. Republicans went into the election holding seven of 11 governorships in the South, having turned out Democratic chief executives in Alabama, South Carolina and Georgia last year. With Arnold Schwarzenegger's victory in California last month and victories for Fletcher and Barbour, Republicans will hold 29 governorships nationwide. customwire.ap.org

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (487168)	11/5/2003 9:19:51 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 769670

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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (487168)	11/5/2003 10:04:50 AM
From: PROLIFE	Respond to of 769670

LOL---I hope you and your compatriots keep that attitude, because if you think you can win anything with Calif. Seattle, Boston and New York....you deserve what YOU get.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (487168)	11/5/2003 11:27:00 AM
From: JakeStraw	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Recovery Broadens on Services Growth Wednesday November 5, 10:50 am ET By Eric Burroughs NEW YORK (Reuters) - The robust U.S. economic rebound appears to be broadening, with reports on Wednesday showing the services sector expanding briskly in October for a seventh straight month, leading to hiring, while businesses spent more on factory goods in September. The Institute for Supply Management said its index of service sector businesses rose to 64.7 in October from 63.3 the prior month, just shy of the record level hit in July and August and beating forecasts. Any reading above 50 suggests expansion in the services sector, which comprises the vast bulk of the economy and includes everything from travel agencies to restaurants and construction. More importantly, the employment component of the ISM index jumped to its highest level in three years, rising to 52.9 from 49.1, suggesting the economy's recent stellar performance is leading to more jobs. "Particularly encouraging is the employment number, which we have been hoping would turn things around this quarter," said Kurt Karl, head of economic research at reinsurer Swiss Re in New York. He said the data was "positive, positive, positive."