Word: ace
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...Meanwhile, Gore finally played his ace in the hole with the party's left: the green vote. Gore's book "Earth in the Balance," published while he was campaigning for the vice presidency, scored big points with liberals. On Thursday, the VP proposed a vast increase in limits on offshore oil drilling in California and Florida. The proposal came with the proclamation that an environmental package would be central to Gore's campaign. As Bradley grapples to position himself as the candidate of the left, he'd better be ready for a green thumb...
...songwriters and c) a good five year vacation because lord knows, we're all sick of her. When she burst onto the scene with shrilly bubblegum pop and the trademark range, everyone figured she'd last one year, maybe two. Sure, the songs were catchy (but so were Ace of Base's and look how long they stuck around). But for some reason--even the experts can't explain this one-- she's still making albums. And people buy them! Why??! Every song is the same! Every album is the same! They even have the same titles! "Dreamlover" -- "Heartbreaker," "Fantasy...
...Waves ace Jay Adams (11-2) scattered four hits in a complete-game 4-0 shutout in the opener, while an eighth-inning error by sophomore right fielder Scott Carmack allowed the go-ahead run to score in a 3-2 decision to the Rams, sealing Harvard's first winless trip to the NCAA tournament since...
...Monday night, in the home regular-season finale for the Boston Red Sox, an unidentified fan ran out of the right-field stands and slid head-first into second base to a resounding cheer from the Fenway faithful--a cheer that is usually reserved for ace pitcher Pedro Martinez...
Meanwhile, the women's team raced in the New England Singlehanded Championships at the U.S. Coast Guard course. Freshman Clemmie Everett finished eighth overall in the two-day event, and sophomore ace Margaret Gill won the competition, qualifying for the singlehanded nationals in the process...