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Your article on boxer Manny Pacquiao, the people's champ who has brought great honor to the Philippines, captures his impact [Nov. 16]. However, most Filipinos do not want him to enter politics there, as evidenced by his lost bid for a congressional seat in 2007. The good name he has painstakingly built for himself would be tainted, if not lost, as soon as he entered that lion's den. Instead, he could use his popularity to unify divided Filipinos, especially during election time. Such an act would boost his place in Philippine history more than any public office there...
...time ECAC champ with the Wildcats from 1986-1987, Stone has recreated the same storied environment at Harvard that she experienced during her college days...
...beaten by the incumbent, Darlene Antonino-Custodio, who hails from a wealthy family long rooted in the politics of the region. But he is almost sure to run again in the 2010 national elections, though not in the same district. (Pacquiao has his own political organization - the People's Champ Movement - but has been aligning himself with President Gloria Arroyo, who needs his popularity.) Most people say they'd rather he stay a boxer and win more accolades for the nation, that his need to help lift people up can be better served elsewhere. But politics as his second...
...round even though his corner had advised him to throw in the towel at the end of the 11th. And it was a celebration for Vegas, which saw its large community of immigrant Filipinos buoyed by hundreds of others who flew in from the Philippines to cheer on their champ. The city had been abuzz with Pacquiao's presence the week before the fight. Pacman, as he is called by his fans, is a crossover hit. In the world's capital of gambling, almost everyone, from cab drivers to bartenders to street people, was talking about the big fight...
...despite a Crimson roster full of talent, Penn remains the reigning Ivy co-champ, and will look to play the role of spoiler in Harvard’s season once again...