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...state level can mostly be attributed to the colossal incompetence of Virginia’s Republican Party, which bungled its way into grotesque budget deficits and finally turned all sensible people off with its theological crusade against the very existence of government—except, of course, for the biennial gesture of a gay-marriage referendum and legislation that would force black hooligans to pull up their pants (I’m not kidding). Even Bible-thumping racists realized that the need for roads and schools superseded these otherwise noble causes...
...Barack Obama and John McCain are as serious as they say they are about ending U.S. dependence on foreign oil, they might want to dispatch a trusted aide or two to the Paris Auto Show, a biennial global industry extravaganza that opened last week...
...present for a home game. Last season, the Tigers won the BCS national championship, taking the title in college football’s highest division by downing Ohio State 38-24.By way of contrast, Harvard Stadium has a capacity of 30,323, a number that is only reached for the biennial Cambridge edition of The Game. The Crimson cannot compete in the playoffs due to Ivy League rules, and Ivy contests are a far cry from the gauntlet that typifies a season in the Southeastern Conference, LSU’s league, which includes traditional powerhouses Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, and Auburn.These...
...well as at 2902. In keeping with the festival's democratic mission, there will also be plenty of opportunities for photographers and the general public to connect, including talks, workshops and portfolio reviews led by figures such as Frederick Baldwin and Wendy Watriss, founders of Houston's International Photography Biennial (popularly known as FotoFest). At satellite programs like View Finders, volunteers will hand cameras to people on the street and ask them to take pictures of their environment...
...early returns suggest that America's best are unlikely to heed the protesters' calls. At the U.S. Olympic Committee's biennial pre-Games media summit in April, swimmer Michael Phelps, Team USA's most visible and celebrated Olympian, was asked if he felt any responsibility to speak out against injustice. He answered with a rambling evasion. Others offered direct, though disappointing, replies. "That's a lot of responsibility, to ask an athlete to not only represent your country and perform and try to win a gold meal, and to have a political view," said U.S. women's soccer star Abby...