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To: stockman_scott who wrote (37180)	2/6/2004 11:45:11 AM
From: T L Comiskey	Respond to of 89467

Jobs # Pumped 100K by "Seasonal Adjustment" But Consumer Confidence Shows Another Outlook AP Poll Shows Drop in Consumer Confidence By JEANNINE AVERSA Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Consumer confidence took a hit over the past month as Americans were less enthusiastic about the economy's prospects and their own financial situations in the months ahead. The AP-Ipsos consumer confidence index dropped to 91.7 this week, from a revised reading of 106.3 in early January, which had been the best showing since mid-May in 2002. Consumers now are especially less confident about economic conditions over the next six months. A measure of consumers' expectations about such things as the economy's direction and their personal finances down the road showed the sharpest over-the-month decline of four sub-indexes. That "expectations" gauge dipped to 89.2 in early February, compared with 111.2 in early January.

To: stockman_scott who wrote (37180)	2/6/2004 11:56:38 AM
From: Karen Lawrence	Respond to of 89467

From that site: It just so happens that both Kerry and Edwards beat the President in match-ups in today’s Gallup poll. Kerry wins handily, 53 percent to 46 percent. Edwards wins by a point, within the margin of error. (Bush beats Dean and Clark, by the way.)

To: stockman_scott who wrote (37180)	2/6/2004 12:12:57 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Respond to of 89467

Who Should Run Against Bush?Kerry vs. Edwards February 4th, 2004 12:00 PM www.villagevoice.com Washington, D.C.—Now that madman Dean has been squashed back into his hole, the Democratic powers that be can kick back and figure out what to do next. First, they've got to come up with a way to keep the primary season alive so California can go through the motions of voting. Then they get to the fun part. Who should run against Bush: Kerry or Edwards? We all know about Kerry. He's a war hero and he can fly a plane, and it doesn't hurt that his wife is personable and loaded. Still, he's never done much of anything; he slides back and forth on a number of issues. Conservatives are going to say he's from Dukakis's state and in the clutches of the Kennedy clan. Never forget Mary Jo Kopechne. Edwards, on the other hand, is pretty terrific. He's from the South, which gives him an automatic first shot at Bush, and he appears to be beloved by the military. His wife is dynamite. He might even have a trace of populism in him. Best of all, he is a super successful trial lawyer, which means he would eat Bush alive in a debate. He has a few nice ideas, like making health care and schooling available to everyone and not tolerating the two-class system. He acknowledges that racism remains a pivotal problem in American society, especially in the South, where ever since Nixon the Republicans have been pitting young white men against everybody else. Edwards's plans for ending the war sound more or less doable, through a combination of UN and NATO. And he'd go after war profiteers like Halliburton. Edwards would definitely know how to polish off the Cheney gang in court, and maybe even how to throw the whole bunch in prison. So why run this guy as vice president? He might turn out to be more electable than Kerry. So what to do? A new quandry for the inside-the-Beltway crowd.