:: blame the extended gestation.... ::

:: Friday, March 12, 2004 ::

Jobless rate falls in Greater Sacramento - 2004-03-12 - Sacramento Business Journal:

"The unemployment rate for the Sacramento metropolitan area dropped to 5.6 percent in February, down from a revised 5.8 percent in January and flat with a year ago. "

:: Jim Nichols 3/12/2004 10:37:00 PM [+] ::
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GSU Study: Stock options fuel executives' risk-taking behavior - 2004-03-09 - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

"Corporate chiefs are more likely to take risks if much of their compensation consists of stock options based on stock price, Georgia State University researchers have discovered. "

:: Jim Nichols 3/10/2004 10:35:00 PM [+] ::
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Taxable sales up in first quarter of 2003 - 2004-03-10 - Sacramento Business Journal:

"Taxable sales in Greater Sacramento were up in the first quarter of 2003, consistent with the trend statewide, according to figures released Tuesday by the State Board of Equalization. "

:: Jim Nichols 3/10/2004 10:29:00 PM [+] ::
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BUSH RAISING CAMPAIGN FUNDS FROM KERRY'S TOP CONTRIBUTORS

President Bush begins the head-to-head battle for the White
House against Sen. John Kerry with a $100 million advantage in
fund raising. For that, Bush can thank his incumbent status, his
network of fund-raising Pioneers and Rangers -- and several of
the top contributors to the Kerry campaign.

Nearly half of Kerry’s biggest financial supporters contributed
more money to Bush than to Kerry himself through Jan. 30 of this
year, according to the non-partisan Center for Responsive
Politics’ study of campaign finance reports filed this month
with the Federal Election Commission.

The finding is one of many examples of Bush’s fund-raising
dominance, and it illustrates how much ground Kerry must make up
to approach financial parity with the president. Bush raised a
total of $145 million for his re-election effort in the first 13
months of the election cycle, dwarfing Kerry’s $33 million.

:: Jim Nichols 3/08/2004 09:34:00 PM [+] ::
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