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Though Mazzoleni had not intended to leave his post at Miami, the temptation to assume the lead role with the Crimson was enough bait to lure him to Cambridge...
...shouldn't they? It's not as if Ventura pulled off a political bait-and-switch last November. Minnesotans who voted for Ventura knew they were electing a controversial, outspoken man liable to say things that would annoy or offend large segments of the population. Indeed, for many this was precisely the reason to vote for Ventura: he was the anti-politician, speaking his mind without first taking a poll, pulling no punches. A vote for Ventura was a vote against politics-as-usual, as epitomized by Bill Clinton...
...fact, it's the Reform Party, and Pat Buchanan's apparent impending defection to it, that has Forbes in attack-dog mode. He's spending the week trawling California for stray Buchanan voters. His bait: With Buchanan out of the way, he is the most prominent conservative candidate left in the GOP primary. California is a particularly tough sell -- voters rejected a school vouchers program, a key Forbes plank, a few years ago, and his anti-abortion stance doesn't play well there. Still, with Buchanan nearly out of the picture, Forbes may be the best alternative for Republican protest...
After switching to a spinner bait--a silver spoon of sorts with a hook--I snagged a small fish of my own. Actually, it is possibly the smallest fish I have ever seen. At time of print, I am not certain as to whether the tiny whiting was actually hungry or was attempting to engage in fin-to-fin combat with its peer out of insecurity...
...just trying to keep the team in it," Meagher said. "I tried to cut off his angle and bait him far post. I guess it worked...