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...foul-mouthed, warrior-author and recent convert from Reaganite to renegade Democrat—is widely popular among the heavy-drinking, heavy-praying Scots-Irish who populate the southwestern hill country. But even he barely defeated the disgustingly stupid, backyard-barbeque bigot George “Macaca” Allen in 2006, amid widespread discontent with the Bush Administration’s handling of the economy and Iraq. And a Harvard-educated, cerebral crypto-Muslim is a much harder sell, especially one with an ethnically dubious name...

Author: By David L. Golding | Title: Virginia Is For Others | 10/7/2008 | See Source »

...team, it seems that far fewer NFL fans generally have shown interest in the Patriots this season. With stories like these, one can only imagine the feelings of loss that Celtics fans would harbor if Kevin Garnett packed his bags for Brussels, or what Nuggets fans would do if Allen Iverson skipped out to Sicily...

Author: By Marcel E. Moran | Title: The NBA’s Euro-Trip | 10/6/2008 | See Source »

...Street job opportunities in limbo, Harvard Business School’s prospective masters of the universe may find that they’d rather be champions of their community—and they’d be in luck.Professors V. Kasturi “Kash” Rangan and Allen S. Grossman have been leading the Business School’s increased focus on social entrepreneurship, applying their extensive experience in the field to help HBS students use their business acumen to serve their communities and the world.ENGINEERING AN ENLIGHTENED ENTERPRISERangan, one of the two faculty co-chairs...

Author: By Prateek Kumar, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: At HBS, Doing Good—Not Just Well | 10/5/2008 | See Source »

Herritage, Maj. Allen •America is assured by that, despite her claims, Sarah Palin is nowhere to be found in the chain of command over Air Force fighter jets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Slansky's Weekly Wrapup | 10/3/2008 | See Source »

...target of short-pitched bowling from England's fast men, beseeched the rookie Fingleton to shelter him when the pair were batting together. "These blighters are after me," Bradman is alleged to have said. "They intend to bowl at my head. Will you take [Gubby] Allen for me?" Bradman always denied saying any such thing, but Fingleton would cite other instances that, to him, showed Bradman could go weak-kneed in the face of express pace...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Knocking Down The Don | 10/2/2008 | See Source »

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