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...exquisite, sophisticated pianist, perhaps jazz's greatest, may have acquired some of his famed precision from the rough-hewn lessons of his father, who was known to beat him when he hit a wrong note, but Canadian Oscar Peterson's technical skills were only part of his genius. Peterson, whom Duke Ellington called the Maharaja of the Keyboard, took the piano to new heights as soloist; sideman (for Ella Fitzgerald and Dizzy Gillespie); composer; and leader of the Oscar Peterson Trio, which some call jazz's finest. He could hold back, then rip down the keyboard at lightning speed...
...talk a lot with other racers? Matt Robbie, BURLINGTON, VT. Yeah. It perpetuates a positive energy. I think guys generally race at their highest level when they're feeling positive about themselves rather than trying to bring other guys around them down to a lower level to beat them...
...years ago, more than 60% of those who were registered as undeclared stampeded into the Republican primary, giving Arizona Senator John McCain an unexpected 18-point landslide over the GOP establishment favorite, then Texas Governor George W. Bush. (Among those who identified themselves as Republicans in exit polls, Bush beat McCain by 3 percentage points.) This year all indications are that undeclareds - who are now 44% of all registered New Hampshire voters and constitute the largest share of the electorate - will be voting most heavily in the Democratic contest. That means McCain may not be able to depend on independents...
...simple fact remains: The outcome in Iowa may very well determine Huckabee's fate as a presidential candidate. With a first place showing, he will fly out of Des Moines tonight as a political golden boy, who beat the odds by taking down the massive political machine of Mitt Romney, without any real money or organization...
...before the Iowa caucuses are low expectations. For most of the campaign, few pundits or members of the media have given the Delaware Senator much of a chance of having a respectable showing in Iowa. "The people that come out of here are going to be the ones that beat the expectations that [the media sets], it could be four people, it could be three people," Biden told TIME on Monday. "The plain old politician in my fingertips tells me that we're going to do well...