Republicans, the briefing papers by Public Opinion Strategies said, "should work proactively to take away Democrat strength issues by developing offset issues" like education and health care.
WASHINGTON - The last time an incumbent president faced re-election, George W. Bush exploited social and national security issues to offset his economic vulnerabilities.
Page A16 FROM THE BUSH PLAYBOOK Over the next year, President Obama will try to exploit social and national security issues to offset his economic vulnerabilities.
Finally, various issues in offset design are raised and placed in the context of a political struggle over the meaning of Nature.
However, these issues are offset by the considerable financial benefits of DNA pooling.
Investors have expressed concern at the prospect of a rights issue to offset the 21% decline in the value of the firm's top 50 investments, equal to £682m, but are understood to be in more positive mood after a number of successful moves to cut debt by 3i's new chief executive, Michael Queen.
Approved projects can issue tradable offset credits known as Voluntary Carbon Units.
The information economy, including telecoms, software, hardware and media, has sustainability issues, but offsetting that is the potential to improve sustainability in other sectors – for instance, through providing smart grids and smart metering.
"We also note that Expedia's current valuation does not consider the potential for these long-term issues to be offset by company specific initiatives such as cost reduction from outsourcing, marketing efficiencies, and accretive acquisitions," it said.
