Bush's re-election brings new hope... and new challenges OUR While November's re-election of George W. By Dana Wilkie Bush over Democratic challenger John Kerry appears to be good news for America's business community, observers say he must work hard to implement business-friendly policies that eluded him during his first term. Tort reform, making his tax cuts permanent, preventing jobs from leaving the country, spend- i n g more on the nation's roads, erasing the budget deficit and bringing down the high cost of health insurance all are proposals that did not get very far during the Republican president's first term. You had a substantial number of people who were pro-Kerry this time or at least anti-Bush f o r reasons of the war, the budget deficit, or BROOKS KRAFT/CORBIS because of the sluggish economy, says independ- ent pollster John Zogby. 1 0 ENGINEERING INC. N o v e m b e r l December 2004