Word: boated
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...newspaper classifieds, with their tiny type, have no future. But only slow-footedness has kept newspapers from dominating online classifieds. Technology can be bought, but the brand value of a local newspaper cannot (unless you buy the paper). Maybe it's too late, but if newspapers have missed this boat, it's their own fault...
...small ad campaign by an obscure organization called Swift Boat Veterans for Truth smeared John Kerry's Vietnam War record and dealt his campaign a blow from which it never fully recovered. The episode demonstrated the new power of independent political organizations, known as 527s or 501(c)s for the sections of the tax code under which they operate. These groups function outside the campaign-finance laws. Among other things, most can collect unlimited contributions...
...BEHIND IT The same person who brought you Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. Texas homebuilder Bob Perry, who has close ties to the Bush White House, has given the new California organization $5 million, which exceeds the $4.5 million he provided as the largest contributor to the Swift Boat Veterans...
...ESPN’s infamous Sportscenter Top-10 list for allowing North Carolina to score within the first three seconds of the game, the fastest goal in NCAA women’s soccer history. “A lot of the other Ivy teams are in the same boat as us, playing really hard teams to start the season,” senior captain Laura Odorczyk said. “They’re getting the same results we are.” But the team will have to muster a better effort than it put forth against lowly...
...didn’t get to sail on Sunday, but on Saturday the conditions were pretty similar to what we’d been practicing on in Boston,” Watson said. “It was light, shifty, and we were sailing in the same boats. That helped us a lot.” Harvard’s win came against some of the best competition it will face all season. No. 8 Georgetown, No. 6 Yale, No. 7 Boston College and No. 5 St. Mary’s took places two through five, while four...