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...never had the opportunity to give that great speech, since people - even the nice people who run TIME's softball team and whose most threatening competitor is the Village Voice - keep me far away from crucial sports moments. But a true champion doesn't wait for destiny, he destinies for wait! I had a long...
...liberties issues or urban poverty. But Obama's intimacy with urban settings has made him open to heterodox approaches to certain problems. On education, the Chicago Tribune has described him as a "leading advocate in Illinois of charter schools," which many of his Democratic colleagues are still reluctant to champion. Obama has embraced the role of faith-based organizations in delivering social services and made clear his intention to expand George W. Bush's federal faith-based initiative. In discussing teen pregnancy, he says there are steps government can take to reduce the rates of unintended pregnancies, but he adds...
...After finishing above .500 in non-conference play for the first time since the 2004-2005 campaign, the Crimson (7-7, 0-1 Ivy) saw that the road to its third straight league title would be anything but a breeze. Co-Ivy champion Dartmouth (4-9, 1-0 Ivy), which knocked Harvard out of postseason play last year, outmuscled the Crimson en route to a 59-55 win Saturday afternoon at Lavietes Pavilion...
...court. Since his first French Open victory in 2005, Nadal's more muscular game has consistently overcome the Swiss star on Nadal's favorite surface - clay. But in 2008, Nadal came out on top in four meetings, including an epic five-set Wimbledon final that dethroned the grass-court champion in one of the greatest matches ever played. More than any other, that match - in which Nadal seized control early on and slowly squeezed the air out of Federer, even as the Swiss player thrashed out a brave but doomed comeback - summed up Nadal's unique brand of tennis: protracted...
...package"). Texas alone has 1,100 licensed breeders with approximately 87,000 deer and a total economic impact of $652 million, according to a 2007 Texas A&M study. Breeders often sell deer at livestock auctions, where the price for a good buck can reach five figures (occasionally a champion buck, just like a prize bull, can sell for half a million dollars). Deer-breeding is the fastest-growing industry in rural America, according to that A&M study...