Winners & Losers

Posted By Carolyn O'Hara Friday, November 10, 2006 - 8:59 PM Share

Winners

Gates Bush I team: Another member of the First Dad's government comes back to clean up Bush II's mess.

Iraq Study Group: The Baker-Hamilton commission is devising a new course for the U.S. in Iraq. No one knows what they'll say, and yet their words are already being greeted as gospel on both sides of the aisle.

Daniel Ortega: Elected the next president of Nicaragua. Even Oliver North's campaigning couldn't stop him.

Vietnam: Number 150 at the WTO.

Losers

U.S. Independents: The new must-have swing voters. They can expect to be inundated with direct mail and robo-calls for the next two years. bolton 2

John Bolton: Looks like he's headed for unemployment.

Turkey: EU divisions over the country's accession could derail membership talks.

Gay Jews: A controversial gay-pride parade manages to proceed in Jerusalem, though the outcry from ultra-orthodox Jews is loud and clear. The 4,000 marchers had to be protected by 3,000 police.

Holiday travelers: Fare hikes and Al Qaeda threats. This is why you hate the holidays.

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