Will Marshall
Will Marshall
Will Marshall is one of the founders of the New Democrat movement, which aims to steer the US Democratic Party toward a more conservative orientation. Since its founding in 1989, he has been president of the Progressive Policy Institute, a think tank affiliated with the Democratic Leadership Council...
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(A)s the opposition party, ... Democrats have a responsibility to hold the White House accountable for the painfully high price we've paid in Iraq, the thousands killed and wounded, and the billions of dollars spent. But they must do so in a way that makes it clear they are rooting for America to succeed in Iraq.
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Higher borrowing costs and rising prices have made home purchasing less affordable for many buyers and caused speculators to pull back.
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Sales are strong, but not at a peak, and price increases are slowing down, especially in the markets that took off first back in 1998 and 1999.
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I think what the governor has done with the $208 million in price increases is a very important first step. It pays for about a 4 percent inflation rate. It helps us not to lose more money.
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Demand still seems to be there, but the sense of urgency seems to be a thing of the past. We don't expect the market to tumble, but we do expect price increases to level off between now and spring.
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Oil prices have consolidated in the upper $60s. There's a balance between the supportive geopolitical concerns respecting Nigeria and Iran, verses the bearish influence of excess crude supplies and warm U.S. winter weather.
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March numbers are pretty good at predicting upcoming activity. We figure that sales will be good but not spectacular on into the summer and that price increases will stay below 10 percent. We'll probably have a couple of months with new price peaks, but those new records will be reached at a slower rate of appreciation.
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I think the Adidas-Reebok deal is more product and marketing driven than it is price driven.
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The main network that we've already established, ... would be sufficient even for some considerable growth. In the new growth areas, the types of facilities would be the same as we have done over the last 15 to 20 years, as far as the level of facilities.
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It looks like he's trying to move a little away from the high-concept ideas toward things he might actually be able to deliver on.
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Instead of innovation, he's offering the old ideological critique of Democrats.
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It would be a grave mistake for the Republicans to assume they can replay the boll weevil strategy of the early 1980s, ... George W. Bush is not Ronald Reagan. He would not come in with a strong tail wind of public support behind him, and he would not have a working majority in Congress.
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They are a real physical team, more than most people probably realize or give them credit for. Batista is the main guy but they have others who also crash the boards. We're small. We can shoot. But when Marco is out, we don't have a lot of options.
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Boots are the easiest (fashion accessory) to wear. They're the one thing you just can't mess up.