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...ascent to the top of the conference meet standings will require personal best times from every Crimson competitor and an elevated performance by the divers...
...Kilimanjaro, which towers 19,340 feet above Tanzania's tropical rain forest, holds a special romance and mystery for countless tourists and writers - and its relatively easy grade allows thousands of visitors each year to experience the unique ascent from its equatorial base to its snow-covered zenith...
Although Karlen is just beginning his ascent to the top of the individual collegiate rankings, success on the squash court is nothing new for the former prep school star. Karlen grew up with several different racquets in his hands, playing tennis and squash at Rye's Apawamis Club...
Quick: What do the Congo, the Philippines and the United States have in common? Each is adjusting to political life under a new president whose ascent has been challenged as undemocratic. But President George W. Bush is certainly having the easiest time of it - not surprising, perhaps, since at least he actually stood for election as president, even if his naysayers insist he lost at the polls. And even though the media may be recounting the ballots in Florida, nobody would dream of trying to reverse the result. No matter what they think about how he got there, Bush...
...troubles are hardly surprising, since her ascent to power appears to have been choreographed by the nation's elites after they forced the resignation of the corruption-tainted populist Joseph Estrada. The key moment that propelled former vice president Arroyo into the top job was the decision by the military to back her against Estrada - an outcome that had some of those who had been demonstrating against Estrada likening her takeover to a coup. Responding to critics who questioned just how democratic last week's thriller in Manila had been, Arroyo said Thursday, "I think the bottom line...