inputs: Borders Profits Up, Outlook Raised  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Borders Group Inc. &lt;A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=BGP.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"&gt;BGP.N&lt;/A&gt;, the No. 2  U.S. bookseller, on Tuesday said quarterly earnings rose,  beating estimates by the company and Wall Street, as a looming  presidential election whetted appetites for political books and  led to higher-than-expected sales.