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With the presidential debates in the books and a commanding lead in the polls, Barack Obama appears to be coasting toward history. But a potential cakewalk makes for dull punditry, and politicos are abuzz over the last hurdle Obama must clear in his path to the presidency: a phenomenon known as the "Bradley effect...
...even if this is the beginning of the end, the war ended up being far from the "cakewalk" some war boosters predicted. More than five years after it began, there remain about 145,000 U.S. troops in Iraq. A total of 4,146 Americans military personnel have died, and 30,324 more have been wounded. There have been more than 100,000 violent Iraqi deaths. The war, even if it were to stop tomorrow, will likely end up costing U.S. taxpayers more than $1 trillion, including the cost of long-term care for wounded veterans...
...Whatever they proposed passed through—and in an extremely fast timelines,” he said. “It’s really been a cakewalk for them...
...Combining digital-age technology with old-fashioned shoe leather, the Illinois Senator first rallied Iowa students to cancel Clinton's cakewalk. While enthusiastic Democrats of all ages produced a 90% increase in turnout for the first caucuses, the number of young voters was up half again as much: 135%. The kids preferred Obama over the next-closest competitor by more than 4 to 1. The youngest slice - the under-25 set, typically among the most elusive voters in all of politics - gave Obama a net gain of some 17,000 votes. He won by just under...
...ranked as high as No. 7 in the country. Currently listed as the 11th-best team in the nation, the defending Ivy League Champions are likely to float back into the top 10 this week after dominating Fairfield (5-2-1) in a 5-0 cakewalk on Saturday. Harvard dominated the possession in the first half but found itself with only a one-goal advantage at the break. After a quick goal to open the second half, the Crimson was off and running. When all was said and done, Harvard recorded four second-half goals against a Fairfield team that...