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Dates: during 2000-2009
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First, there are no swing voters. After one of the biggest bloodbaths in the history of presidential debates, John Kerry shot up, maybe, a handful of points, and that bump seems to be fading. Several polls show essentially no change since the debates started. After all, if you’ve been paying attention, you probably have some pretty firm opinions about the guy in the White House...

Author: By Samuel M. Simon, | Title: It's the Turnout, Stupid | 10/19/2004 | See Source »

...volunteers are making a total of 500 to 1,000 calls a night, and she's happiest when the numbers they bring back show 80% for Bush. And while the Bush campaign would like more than 63% of the vote in Licking County, Fiore hopes to bump it up to more than 70%. When volunteers aren't working the phones, they are given other tasks: writing letters to the editor, calling talk radio, distributing yard signs. The campaign watches their quotas closely all the while for indications of flagging interest. The reward for a job well done might...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign '04: Fighting For Every Last Vote | 10/18/2004 | See Source »

...cruise-control hit a bit of a speed bump in the second frame as the Red Foxes grabbed a 12-10 lead. Harvard immediately responded by running off eight consecutive points to open up a six-point lead...

Author: By Michael R. James, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Volleyball Sweeps Into Heart of Ivy Season With Two Wins | 10/4/2004 | See Source »

...Frey, an orthopedic surgeon in Manhattan Beach, Calif., 76% of American women suffer from foot deformities or afflictions such as bunions, hammertoes, pinched nerves, calluses and ingrown toenails as a result of wearing inappropriate shoes. More than 50% of U.S. women are limping around with a bunion--a bony bump at the joint of the big toe. Compare that with a rate of less than 10% for men and 5% among unshod populations like Fiji Islanders. "There's nothing wrong with the human foot," says Frey. "It does not need shoes. It doesn't want shoes. The only reason...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BODY & MIND: Healthy Heels | 10/4/2004 | See Source »

...Tuesday, Dr. Richard Ma, who examined Pring-Wilson the morning after his arrest when he complained of a headache, testified that the defendant’s CT scan was normal, but that Pring-Wilson had a bump on the head and a possible concussion...

Author: By Hana R. Alberts and Zachary M. Seward, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Major Witness To Speak | 9/30/2004 | See Source »

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