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...attempt to help the dean sift through the pages and pages and pages of questions, Flyby chose a few we found most relevant or all-encompassing...
...wonder about that and worry about that,” Dean said. “But I must say I couldn’t have said any of the kinds of things I said tonight if I were.” Though Dean lambasted the Democrats’ attempt to include Republicans in the process when they weren’t going to vote for a Democrat-sponsored bill anyway, he made a point of praising the “Blue Dog” Democrats for strengthening what he called “one of the very best parts...
...film's first section briefly synopsizes Chávez's life from his mud-hut birth in Sabaneta to his rise through the Venezuelan military, to his abortive coup attempt in 1992 and his election seven years later to lead the world's third-largest oil provider - increasing the standard of living for many of his country's poor while denying many rights to those, especially in the media, who would oppose him. In the movie's rose-colored lens, the President comes across as an outsize personality, equal parts machismo and charisma. He sounds more sensible than menacing when...
...into the match, when junior co-captain Gina Wideroff sent a lob in from 20 yards out. Sheeleigh headed the lofty ball straight at Wildcat goalie Ally Yost, who handled the shot but couldn’t manage to corral the rebound. The Harvard forward’s second attempt rocketed off her right foot and into the cage.“Pretty wild goal, I know,” Crimson coach Ray Leone said. “A great little half chance by Sheeleigh, and I’m glad she took it. A great player will score crazy...
...tempest in an empty news cycle - or at least the letter from the Department of Education announcing the speech did. The missive urged principals and teachers to have their students write letters to themselves about how they could assist the President, a request that some saw as an attempt to inject politics into the classroom. Jim Greer, Florida's GOP party chairman, kicked off the controversy a week ago when he condemned the President's "use of taxpayer dollars to indoctrinate America's children to his socialist agenda." (Read about some schools' opposition to Obama's speech...