Word: brightest
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...winner. But it was only the beginning of a what could be a very big evening for the Democrats. In Virginia, Democrat Jim Webb was running nearly even with incumbent GOP Senator George Allen, whose accident-prone candidacy has tarnished what was once considered one of his party's brightest stars. And New Jersey's Bob Menendez, considered the Democrats' most vulnerable incumbent, skated to victory past Republican Tom Kean...
CHICKENS They may not be the brightest in the barnyard, but they do have self-control. British scientists found last year that if given a bit of food, chickens will opt not to eat it if they know when a greater reward is coming...
...their biographies. Allen started running an ad talking about his service as both governor and senator in the state and his support for lower taxes, while new Webb spots talk about his war service and his support of increased funding for health care. One of the Democratic Party's brightest stars, Barack Obama, is campaigning for Webb this week; so is actor Michael J. Fox, who is supporting Democratic candidates in key races who back expanding stem cell research. Allen will be joined on the trail by a popular G.O.P. Senator, South Dakota's John Thune, and longtime Virginia Republican...
...hills, the cemetery was founded in 1831 by wealthy Bostonians who sought a tranquil resting-place for the dead, and a vibrant park-ground for the, well, non-dead. Over the years, the cemetery has become the home turf for some of New England’s best and brightest, from Massachusetts senator and vocal abolitionist Charles Sumner to 19th century landscape painter Winslow Homer. But even with all those skeletons lurking below, the cemetery’s well-manicured lawns and gravestones make the place more sedate than scary. But it’s still the perfect destination...
...family background. The companion book, “Finding Oprah’s Roots: Building an African-American Family Tree,” will be available in February.“I feel that what makes Gates so special is his ability to collaborate with the best and the brightest from Wole Soyinka, to Lawrence Summers, to Oprah, to Cornel West, from literature, to management, to history, to genetics,” Fletcher wrote.—Staff writer Lulu Zhou can be reached at luluzhou@fas.harvard.edu...