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...candidates who had until now been established front runners, conservative Nicolas Sarkozy of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) and Socialist Ségolène Royal. A recent poll put Bayrou and Royal in a dead heat for second place. If his rising trend continues, he could beat her in the first round of the elections on April 22. Only the top two finishers will qualify for the second round on May 6, where a few polls even suggest that Bayrou could win. Since the French Revolution, left and right have been locked in a power struggle...
...glorious successes and humiliating defeats: American frigates beat British ships; Detroit fell to the enemy. The crisis came in 1814, when Napoleon's defeat freed British resources for a final push in the U.S. The British tried, and failed, to take Lake Champlain in upstate New York. They burned Washington but were stopped outside Baltimore (a battle that inspired The Star-Spangled Banner), and they prepared to attack New Orleans...
...council election in which just 6% of voters participated. His victory in the 2005 presidential election was an even bigger fluke. He ran a low-key campaign, focused on corruption and directing Iran's oil wealth to the poor. After sneaking into second place past six other contenders, he beat former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in the runoff...
...Harvard men’s tennis team beat South Florida (USF) for the first time in Crimson tennis history yesterday morning, coming away with a 5-2 victory. Co-captain Gideon Valkin helped seal the Crimson’s fate with a key contest against Daniel Daudt at No. 5 singles. Valkin came from one set down to win, 6-7, 7-5, 6-1, giving Harvard the victory over USF. “He finally exhausted his opponent,” Crimson coach Dave Fish ’72 said. Sophomore Chris Clayton, who played at No. 1 singles...
...Dunkin' rang up more than $3 billion in U.S. breakfast sales last year, compared with the Golden Arches' $7 billion, according to research firm A.G. Edwards. But the heat is on. In January McDonald's, which is in the middle of its own revival, scored big when its coffee beat Dunkin's in a Consumer Reports survey. Starbucks, meanwhile, rolled out hot breakfast sandwiches last fall while Burger King debuted a dollar menu featuring the Hamlette, a knockoff of the Egg McMuffin...