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...probably too much to ask Americans to actually know details about Canada—at the end of the day, there are more people in California. But, for good measure, I would ask you to just leave Canada out of your political discourse. It’s bitter enough...

Author: By Brian S. Chen | Title: Please, Don’t Mention Us | 5/5/2008 | See Source »

...second half, and the Big Green capitalized on all four opportunities. Although Harvard demonstrated at times that it had the talent and gameplan to hang with its opponent, the home squad simply couldn’t put all the pieces together.While the loss may have left a bitter taste for those playing their last game in crimson, Tillman suggested that the graduating class will still be a part of the team.“[These seniors] are a group Harvard can be really proud of,” Tillman said. “We’ll miss their personalities...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Season Comes to an Unsatisfactory Finish | 5/5/2008 | See Source »

...story on Obama's "Bitter" comments, Tumulty refers to "downscale voters." Webster's defines downscale as "located or moving toward ... the middle or lower end of a social or economic scale." It would be interesting to know, in Tumulty's neo-litist judgment, what constitutes a downscale voter. Frank Brodersen, FREDERICKSBURG...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 5/1/2008 | See Source »

Though he has played many roles since his first campaign, in 1968, Ickes is known best as a closer, the master of the bitter end who can wring important victories from defeat. He fought pitched, sometimes noble, usually hopeless battles on behalf of Eugene McCarthy, Ed Muskie, Ted Kennedy and Jesse Jackson. And in most cases, he took the fight for his underdog candidate all the way to the party's convention, where he tried every trick the rules allowed--and some they didn't--in the hope a miracle would happen. It never did. But in the process, Ickes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clinton's Superdelegate Hunter | 5/1/2008 | See Source »

...goof became a phenomenon is a Web-age love story almost as sweet as Donnie is bitter. Many fans believed the video series had to have been made by a professional comedian; Dane Cook was a favorite suspect. But it turns out to be the work of Troy Hitch, 37, and Matt Bledsoe, 39, both of Covington, Ky.--two former ad-agency guys who met while recording a radio commercial in nearby Cincinnati, Ohio. They buddied up, started writing funny bits and launched a new-media-centric creative agency called Big Fat Institute...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fun with Photoshop | 5/1/2008 | See Source »

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