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...reverse Bradley effect this go-round. It will be fueled by sweet old ladies who have been voting Republican since Eisenhower and rugged blue collar workers who were Reagan men but who can't bring themselves to press that button and vote for McCain-Palin. They won't admit it to their friends and family--or the exit-poll people. Margie Shepherd, FREE UNION...
...nearly empty restaurant - which until quite recently would have been tightly packed at lunch by officials, business executives, entertainers and journalists - a key Moscow banker tells me quietly, "They admit privately at the top that the crisis has moved into economics. Their most likely answer is tightening the screws, as they're running out of other means." In the near future, he envisages Russia's becoming a country whose dwindling population is mired in deepening poverty, an increasingly authoritarian state, run by a handful of immensely rich people, their despotism mediated only by their wish to be accepted...
...unlikely yet natural leader, Motley is the first to admit that his fascination with the tax code approaches the “wonkish.” His deep knowledge of, and genuine excitement for, the election has helped him synthesize and extend the priorities of his predecessors. (The HRC’s executive board, once male-dominated, now enjoys a female majority.) Motley, a gracious diplomat in every social setting, also brings a much-needed sense of irony to his dealings with Harvard liberals...
...season goals came during the first 10 games of his college career. “I think Michael was obviously a key offensive contributor for us last year,” Donato says. “Even if you talk to Mike, though, I think he’d admit that he slowed down a little bit towards the end of the season. It was a long season for him and a lot of guys in their freshman year with the grueling schedule.” Still, given Biega’s breakout performance at the start of last season?...
...beautifully sleek, blue-corseted rocket belt," and who speaks candidly about the all-consuming nature of his pursuit: "Most guys are dreaming of alcohol and women," he tells Montandon. "Not me. I'm just dreaming about how to make a throttle valve. It's peculiar behavior, I'll admit it, but sometimes I can't sleep at night...