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1/1 Wild predictions for 2006 http://tinyurl.com/ckllp (news.yahoo.com) \_ From USAToday founder, actually: http://tinyurl.com/7uooe |
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tinyurl.com/ckllp -> news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/20051230/cm_usatoday/will06bringmoregoodnewsthanbad Fri Dec 30, 6:38 AM ET "Happy New Year" wishes this weekend should have special meaning because 2006 is likely to bring us closer to the legendary "peace and prosperity." Iraq in mid-year, with sharp troop reductions before the November elections. Republicans lose some seats but retain majorities in both the House and Senate. The economy and stock market start slow but finish strong, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average approaching 12,000. Notre Dame regains its glory days, finishing the football season rated No. Keeping most troops in Iraq for now and bringing many home before the election is as premeditated as was his "pre-emptive" invasion in 2003. That political trick should save the Republican congressional majority next year. Osama bin Laden remains at large (both likely), the GOP will lose both the White House and Congress. While heartland sports fans in Illinois and Indiana will have plenty to cheer about, the curse returns to Boston. The Red Sox will miss the playoffs for the first time in four years. My beloved Yankees - with more talent than ever thanks to baseball's best boss, George Steinbrenner - should breeze through the regular season to win the American League East. But Manager Joe Torre's traditional playoff bungling from the bench likely will have them stumbling again in October, for the sixth year in a row. |
tinyurl.com/7uooe -> www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/columnist/neuharth/2005-12-29-neuharth_x.htm "Happy New Year" wishes this weekend should have special meaning because 2006 is likely to bring us closer to the legendary "peace and prosperity." Predictions for five of the top headlines: President Bush declares "victory" in Iraq in mid-year, with sharp troop reductions before the November elections. Republicans lose some seats but retain majorities in both the House and Senate. The economy and stock market start slow but finish strong, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average approaching 12,000. "Stop the Sox" becomes the cry from New York to California, as the Chicago White Sox repeat their World Series championship. Notre Dame regains its glory days, finishing the football season rated No. Keeping most troops in Iraq for now and bringing many home before the election is as premeditated as was his "pre-emptive" invasion in 2003. That political trick should save the Republican congressional majority next year. But in 2008, if Iraq remains a mess and Osama bin Laden remains at large (both likely), the GOP will lose both the White House and Congress. While heartland sports fans in Illinois and Indiana will have plenty to cheer about, the curse returns to Boston. The Red Sox will miss the playoffs for the first time in four years. My beloved Yankees -- with more talent than ever thanks to baseball's best boss, George Steinbrenner -- should breeze through the regular season to win the American League East. But Manager Joe Torre's traditional playoff bungling from the bench likely will have them stumbling again in October, for the sixth year in a row. |
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