halo effect

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Microsoft in Quandary Over Virus Security
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That's the official story. But visits with conservatives around the city -- from Republican Party stalwarts to think-tank intellectuals to techno- libertarians to old-fashioned values-based social conservatives -- tells a more complicated tale. Conservative San Franciscans can't be called triumphant (many hesitate to admit how they vote), but they have been energized by state and national election results, and even point to developments in the city itself as evidence that San Francisco may be more Right than it thinks.
http://www.sfgate.com...41.DTL
from michaelsavage.com