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  • But he thinks it would be a mistake for investors to over-react to a GOP victory because he doesn't see any immediate benefits, notably cutbacks in government spending, reduction in entitlements, the avoidance of higher taxes or substantive new steps to pep up a slightly improving economy.

    Dan Dorfman: Signs of a Nifty Jobs Surprise Dan Dorfman 2010

  • But he thinks it would be a mistake for investors to over-react to a GOP victory because he doesn't see any immediate benefits, notably cutbacks in government spending, reduction in entitlements, the avoidance of higher taxes or substantive new steps to pep up a slightly improving economy.

    Dan Dorfman: Signs of a Nifty Jobs Surprise Dan Dorfman 2010

  • But he thinks it would be a mistake for investors to over-react to a GOP victory because he doesn't see any immediate benefits, notably cutbacks in government spending, reduction in entitlements, the avoidance of higher taxes or substantive new steps to pep up a slightly improving economy.

    Dan Dorfman: Signs of a Nifty Jobs Surprise Dan Dorfman 2010

  • But he thinks it would be a mistake for investors to over-react to a GOP victory because he doesn't see any immediate benefits, notably cutbacks in government spending, reduction in entitlements, the avoidance of higher taxes or substantive new steps to pep up a slightly improving economy.

    Dan Dorfman: Signs of a Nice Jobs Surprise Dan Dorfman 2010

  • But he thinks it would be a mistake for investors to over-react to a GOP victory because he doesn't see any immediate benefits, notably cutbacks in government spending, reduction in entitlements, the avoidance of higher taxes or substantive new steps to pep up a slightly improving economy.

    Dan Dorfman: Signs of a Nifty Jobs Surprise Dan Dorfman 2010

  • "Absent any evidence that the teacher poses a threat, the district should not over-react to the sight of a gun in one of their employee's hands."

    Teacher On Leave For Facebook Gun Photo 2009

  • "Sometimes, a kid will turn to his aunt or uncle when bullied if the child feels a parent may 'over-react,'" she says.

    Shira Hirschman Weiss: 'It Gets Better' Isn't Getting Old: Famous Voices Bolster the Message Shira Hirschman Weiss 2011

  • "Sometimes, a kid will turn to his aunt or uncle when bullied if the child feels a parent may 'over-react,'" she says.

    Shira Hirschman Weiss: 'It Gets Better' Isn't Getting Old: Famous Voices Bolster the Message Shira Hirschman Weiss 2011

  • Nobody wins when parents over-react, says Karen Coburn, an academic adviser at Washington University in St. Louis and an author on parenting.

    Happy (Awkward) Holidays Sue Shellenbarger 2011

  • But he thinks it would be a mistake for investors to over-react to a GOP victory because he doesn't see any immediate benefits, notably cutbacks in government spending, reduction in entitlements, the avoidance of higher taxes or substantive new steps to pep up a slightly improving economy.

    Dan Dorfman: Signs of a Nifty Jobs Surprise Dan Dorfman 2010

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