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...conservative corners strikes Republicans as bluff, bluster and a bizarre waste of time and money. "You can't run out in the middle of the Ozarks and open an office and expect anybody to give a damn," says Selck. "Republicans are Republicans." Adds Hervey: "We are the Bible Belt. We are the home of John Ashcroft," referring to the son of a Pentecostal preacher who, after serving as Missouri governor and U.S. Senator, was appointed Attorney General and promptly ordered $8,000 in drapes to cover half-nude statues at the Justice Department...
...Right now everyone understands what we can do and everyone believes in themselves much more.”Although it might surprise some to point to a lopsided defeat as uplifting, the Crimson has confidence that it will continue to improve with half of the season under its belt.“Now that we’ve played together so much, we know what our roles are,” said Lee, who joined junior Egen Atkinson as the only players to record a goal in both games this weekend. “We know what [Harvard coach Erik...
...general, Colorado and its high-tech, adventure-travel economic base are somewhat insulated from the kinds of industrial shifts that have walloped Rust Belt states. But the exodus of wealth from Arapahoe has made it more vulnerable to economic downturn. In 2006 the county's foreclosure rate was five times the national average, and it's still one of the highest in the state. "When a flattening economy like we're experiencing now comes along," says Ritter, "they're going to be hit harder...
...their title. In cruising to a shutout victory last night, they used goals from three different scorers. Perhaps the most daunting: Penn’s 2007 roster included not one senior, so everyone is back for coach Darren Ambrose. Just as the Crimson returns with another year under its belt, so do the Quakers. “They’re the defending champions, they’re returning every player, basically, and they’re playing at home,” Leone said. “They’re going to be quite a challenge...
...caress, nary a wrinkle or bead of sweat visible, and spoke in the same laconic tone you might use to discuss the weather with a co-worker while sorting your e-mail at the same time. He met the press in Clearwater, Fla., the western end of a wide belt of suburbs along Interstate 4 that usually decides who wins the state's 27 electoral votes. A regional poll out that morning showed him surging, and not even a bank panic was going to make him lose his cool...