It is more baffling that Sonia Gandhi, the real power behind the Congress Party, which dominates the government coalition, does little to stop the drift, especially given Congress's recent electoral setbacks in important states, notably Bihar.

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If Gore does run and win, or if any Democrat wins in 2008, I hope politically progressive CEOs like Steve Jobs step up and stop the protectionist drift of their party.

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While one looks to government to move things forward from a fuels and technology perspective and the other looks to strong regulatory and societal changes, both recommendations indicate that we need intelligent strategies with some legislative teeth to stop doing what has become a suicidal free market drift with the winds of global changes.

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"Don't Stop Believing" by Journey is the PA announcer's usual choice of song as fans drift home post-match and Ulster fans are surely starting to believe again, daring to dream that the heady days of 1999 may be, just may be, about to return.

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