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However, though the election did not fall prey to forecasts of doom, there are certainly issues that must be addressed. The troublingly low turnout of Sunni voters, estimated to be as little as 20 percent of those eligible, stands out as a main blemish on an otherwise admirable effort on the part of the Iraqi government and the United States armed forces. It is not yet known with any certainty exactly why Sunni turnout was so low; while many voters might have stayed away in protest, it seems likely that were kept away because of poll closings, inadequate ballots...
...Huskies are also riding a winning streak tracing back to September whose only blemish was the loss to the Crimson two weeks...
Crusaders senior Lynette Zickl found some space in front of the net and forced one past junior goalie Katie Shields. That would prove to be Shields’ only blemish of the afternoon, making three easy saves in 72 minutes, before yielding to backup junior Julia James...
Truth is truth and plagiarism is plagiarism no matter who uncovers it or when and Professor Dershowitz should understand that. Just because a story in a conservative publication might be a blemish on the otherwise distinguished writing career of a liberal professor is no excuse for putting on ideological blinders and condemning the source of the story. Even liberal icons are human beings and they sometimes make mistakes. A few mistakes do not invalidate an entire body of work but they need to be corrected. Professor Tribe acknowledged and regrets his mistake and he showed his maturity in making...
...radio ads. In 2002, two years after Oprah Winfrey got scanned--and bubbled enthusiastically about the experience--32 million Americans shelled out as much as $1,000 apiece to get their bodies X-rayed in thin slices and reassembled into 3-D images detailed enough to show every blemish, scar and incipient tumor. The numbers are down slightly, owing to the economic downturn and, perhaps, repeated warnings that if you are relatively healthy, the scans will probably do you more harm than good...