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...called Buchanan to task for his past offenses, both spoken and written. There are certainly plenty of these, and bringing them to light is a legitimate tactic of criticism. But, for some reason, those at yesterday's address felt compelled to employ what I can only describe as a carpet-bombing approach. Rather than rationally probe Buchanan's extremely vulnerable ideas, each questioner, in their turn, would simply let out a maelstrom: "Mr. Buchanan, in 1977 you wrote 'x' about the Jews. In 1983 you wrote 'y' about black people. In 1986 you said 'z' about women. Please respond...
...Crimson (1-0) constructed the blowout with playbook execution in its first game of the season and its first on the new synthetic carpet that will split the home turf role with Ohiri Field...
Bush's team devised a two-pronged strategy aimed at shoring up his image and conservative credentials while carpet-bombing McCain with attacks that portrayed the Arizonan as a hypocrite and a closet liberal. The first part of the plan would be carried out by Bush himself, who had a "wimp factor" to contend with. To allay post-New Hampshire doubts that he wasn't tough enough to go the distance, the Governor attacked McCain in a series of press conferences beginning just days after New Hampshire. Bush started out by calling McCain a Republican who took "Democrat" positions favored...
...conservative candidate who folded his campaign after New Hampshire and endorsed McCain last week. Bauer is fighting Reed for supremacy among Christian conservatives, but last week he lost the battle. He wasn't popular enough to sway many votes. McCain's network of veterans tried to counter Bush's carpet bombing with a grass-roots ground campaign, but by Saturday morning, McCain knew in his bones that it was over...
...living is easy. You glide forward on a magic carpet woven out of detailed data and statistical analyses. But should anyone seize access to your electronic life story, "invasion of privacy" will take on a whole new meaning. The thief will have stolen not only your past and present but also a reliable guide to your future...