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...former U.N. ambassador, Bill Richardson, 58, has a knack for persevering in sticky situations. The New Mexico Governor, who titled his new autobiography Between Worlds--The Making of an American Life, spoke with TIME's Karen Tumulty about his possible bid to become the first Latino President, the shocking grooming habits of some world leaders and his storied baseball career...
...message that the Harvard community will be devastated if they close down Felipe’s for a few days or a week as a disciplinary measure,” Kwong says.The Harvard Square Defense Fund, a residents’ organization, opposes Felipe’s’ bid for extended hours and testified at Felipe’s’ disciplinary hearing against them.“We’re not Puritans, we’re people who just want to respect the Square 24 hours a day,” Fund President Jinny Nathans says.She says that...
...wife, Jennifer Garner, have been spotted recently looking at real estate near Charlottesville, Virginia. In addition, University of Virginia professor Larry Sabato, a well respected political pundit, hinted that Democrats’ whispers have been of a serious nature; “[The rumor of Affleck’s bid] spread pretty widely, at least in the political underground,” he told the Post. Though Affleck has never held political office, he has been politically outspoken, most noticeably at the 2004 Democratic Convention in Boston...
Fortunately, the benefits of Benator do not require an actually successful bid on Affleck’s part. Rather, Benator will be a political success for Democrats if he manages to make the race contentious enough that George Allen will have fight for his seat. Allen, a staunch and partisan conservative, has been mentioned as a possible GOP presidential candidate for 2008; any such plans, however, could easily be thwarted by a tough re-election bid in 2006. Here Affleck has a chance. Certainly he has name recognition, he is photogenic, and he has more than enough money...
...have created the potential for a competitive race in a district that was once considered a lock for Ney. "He epitomizes the corruption that people around here are sick and tired of," says Dover City, Ohio, attorney Zack Space, who is one of two Democrats so far planning a bid for the seat...