Despite Biden faring well in last week's vice-presidential head-to-head, the Republicans have continued to make the campaign running in recent days, notably over the issue of whether the White House knew of a request to expand security at its consulate in Benghazi, Libya, before a deadly attack by militants.
A survey of Guardian Small Business Network readers has revealed SMEs are faring well despite a backdrop of economic uncertainty.
He said he would be easily re-elected because the country was faring well despite the financial crisis, adding that opposition leaders were complaining that balloting would be falsified because they needed excuses for their lack of support.
Some companies like the software maker McAfee and the jewelry maker Tiffany & Company seem to be faring well despite the economic slowdown, but others, including the paper and wood product maker Weyerhaeuser, are struggling.
The president's party traditionally loses seats in the next midterm election, and with unemployment pushing double digits, it is not surprising that Republicans are faring well (despite the fact that the current economic problems resulted from the policies of a Republican president and Republican Congress).
The twain will not soon meet, if ever.The stranger thing is that, if opinion polls are to be believed, Mr Bush is not faring too badly despite Mr Clarke's barrage: he seems to have edged back in front of his Democratic opponent, John Kerry (see article).
Despite its falling profits, Ericsson is still faring better than some competitors.
Despite such a gloomy picture, Bloomberg administration officials said the city was faring better than others.
Of course, the broader IPO market isn't faring much better despite a nearly $19 billion offering from credit card transaction processor Visa, slated for Wednesday, that would set a record for the largest U.S. IPO ever.
