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There was one fellow in particular at the family Christmas gathering who appeared to be in a bit of distress as he continually gazed out a window. His jaw was tight, and he kept clenching and unclenching his hands. Then again, he is known to drink as many as two beers in an entire year, and this was not one of those occasions. "You have the look of a fellow who could stand getting knocked loose,'' I said. "It's that sour lemon look you're featuring.'' Both of us stepped back to make room for somebody's kid who just came into...

Gold and silver on a tear overseas. Also, oil seems to be breaking $70 a barrel. Anticipating problems tomorrow or just commodities on an upswing?

Nowthat the convetions are over, now that both candidates are out in "battleground" states, it is critical that we do not get over-confident in the commanding lead from our commander in cheif. I, like most of you are as bumped as I have ever been, but I am forcing myself to think of Bush as 10 POINTS DOWN! I am calling on all of you to take this stand and to work as hard as we possibly can to make sure that we close the deal on election day. On the day after the election, when we have "come back"...

WASHINGTON - Jennifer Mann flipped from channel to channel for the latest news about the terrorist bombings in Saudi Arabia, an exercise in frustration for the Democratic state legislator from Pennsylvania. "Everywhere I turned, there was President Bush (news - web sites)," she said with a sigh. Mann, a rising star in the Democratic Party's moderate wing, recalled her Tuesday night TV vigil to explain why the Republican president retains high approval ratings despite a sluggish economy and polls that show widespread doubts about his tax-cutting recipes. "He was on every channel talking about getting the bad guys who did...