Word: backgrounder
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...associate, Ray A. Owens, added that Romney’s spiritual background gave him pull among faith-based black communities. He cited Romney’s ads criticizing O’Brien’s family values that were aired on the popular gospel music channel AM 590 as an example of his strategy...
...which one? I assumed you needed some musical background to join the Mozart Society Orchestra, and I felt out of place at a meeting of the Harvard Society of Black Scientists. I needed to find an activity which was low-key, and that placed an emphasis on rest and relaxation...
...crowd gathered on a street corner in the North End and waited for the two to appear as a band played marches in the background. When Romney and Giuliani arrived, the gathering moved a couple blocks down the road to an Italian restaurant. Romney and Giuliani made their way shielded by umbrellas and police officers, as the crowd chanted “let’s go Mitt” and “here we go Mitt...
...many respects, the pair’s statistical übergame was actually a reflection, not an aberration, of what has been transpiring in the background this season. Only this week, there were more signs that the two could have a big game...
While he did receive a number of breaks, Carr was impressive in the Dartmouth goal, especially considering his limited soccer background. Carr is playing goalie, not to mention soccer, for the first time since eighth grade. A lacrosse player, Carr was recruited by the soccer team at the beginning of the season after the starting keeper quit and another was injured...