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...dealing with it has been to replace the legislature and decree that all law come from a special council he appointed. The judicial branch of the Venezuelan government was packed with Chávez loyalists, and the constitution was rewritten. He might have come to power by the ballot box, but he has remained in power using different tools. In short, Chávez is actually the kind of President that many delusional leftists accuse Bush of being: an ideologue who has reshaped his country's government to stifle political competition and consolidate his authority...
Ironically, the success that American shows are experiencing internationally is an outgrowth of the fierce competition for audiences at home. As networks have competed for a shrinking piece of the viewer pie, executives have pushed writers and producers to think more imaginatively and outside the box. The result is a bumper crop of one-hour dramas, such as Lost and 24. "This is the golden age of American television," says Newman...
...Harvard women’s soccer team Friday night. Playing at Stevenson Field in Providence, R.I., the Bears (7-3-3, 2-1-1 Ivy) came out firing in the extra frame. They quickly got off three shots before midfielder Jill Mansfield was tripped up in the box and awarded a penalty kick. Kathryn Moos, the Ivy League’s leading scorer (10 goals, 24 points), had no problem cashing in on the game-winning opportunity and sending the Crimson home with a 2-1 loss. “It was very frustrating,†said defender...
...really emphasized the heck out of it,†Murphy said. According to him, Harvard had success “by virtue of changing up some looks, by realizing that we can play the run game without getting an extra defender into the box...
...even without the extra man in the box against the run, Harvard still surrendered just 83 yards on the ground, including holding starting running back Hurt to just 43 yards...