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Working-class champion vs. faculty-club favorite is a Democratic chestnut. Obama descends from a long line of forefathers: Jerry Brown, Gary Hart, Paul Tsongas, Bill Bradley, Howard Dean. Principled, bookish, often aloof--nearly every campaign produces one, and they'd all be President if Presidents were chosen by the salons at Charlie Rose's round table. But Presidents are, in fact, chosen over the dinner tables of ordinary folks, who have an enduring immunity to the charms of such candidates. Obama, however, is a debugged and turbocharged version of the old model; he is expanding the affluent constituency...
Still, it was an understanding we came to late. Bonobos were recognized as a separate species only in 1933, less because of their subtle physical distinctions than because of their peaceable, highly sexual ways. The bonobos' best-known champion is Frans de Waal, a primatologist at Emory University. De Waal argues that bonobos overturn established, bloody notions of the origins of man. So popular has this idea become that for humans, bonobos are now cultural--and commercial--darlings. A raw vegetarian restaurant in New York City calls itself Bonobo's. California sex therapist Susan Block has developed a conflict-resolution...
Barack Obama was born in 1961. And so were: Weatherman Sam Champion Actor Scott Baio Writer Aaron Sorkin Actress Meg Ryan Singer Toby Keith...
FINANCIAL WOES Aloha Airlines, ATA and Skybus all ceased operations in the same week this month, and Champion Air will shut down in May. Rising fuel prices, among other factors, made it difficult to stay...
...This may seem like a lot to ask for, but it is certainly possible. While the Crimson may not be the Ivy League champion that Baseball America predicted it to be, it certainly can cause problems for even the best of the Ancient Eight, and while a Rolfe Division Championship is a pipe dream at this point, at the very least a rejuvenated Harvard can be a very painful thorn in the side of its rivals as they attempt to realize their own title aspirations...