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"Democrats are much better for the stock market than Republicans, Slate says. Carol Vinzant "ran the numbers and found that since 1900, Democratic presidents have produced a 12.3 percent annual total return on the S&P 500, but Republicans only an 8 percent return." The Stock Trader's Almanac "which slices and dices Wall Street performance figures like baseball stats, came up with nearly the same numbers (13.4 percent versus 8.1 percent) by measuring Dow price appreciation." And the same is true for real GDP growth. "Since 1930 (the first year decent data is available), GDP growth was 5.4 percent for Democratic presidents and only 1.6 percent for Republicans."…In Minnesota, Sen. Paul Wellstone, battling for a return to the Senate, was endorsed by the VFW after he announced his position against granting Bush war authority.... former NATO Supreme Commander Wesley Clark may be laying the groundwork for a presidential run as a Democrat. Clark was in charge of the NATO war against Serbia, but didn't get the face time and name recognition that Colin Powell did during the Gulf War. Thus, his name recognition is low….The Family Values Award for October goes to Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and his wife. Neither bothered to go to court when their daughter was sentenced for her drug use problems...The head of the Methodist church, religious home to both the President and Vice-President, branded the war talk from the White house as "unjustifiable." The church represents eight to nine million regular churchgoers and is the third biggest in America. "The Methodist Church is not pacifist, but 'rejects war as a usual means of national policy'. Methodist scriptural doctrine, specifies 'war as a last resort, primarily a defensive thing."….Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura indicated he might leave office a week early so his Lt. Governor could become
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