Word: chris
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Since 2001, Chris Carrabba and his not-so-merry band of pop-punk troubadours have been quietly establishing Dashboard Confessional as one of the decade’s most consistent alternative rock bands. Saddled with the much-overused “emo” stigma, Carrabba’s music—combining the heartfelt, earnest lyrics of U2 and late R.E.M. with the gift for swelling, melodic pop hooks of ’90s bands such as the Goo Goo Dolls and Gin Blossoms—surpasses the restrictions of any disparaging genre classification...
...scrutiny among gay activists, some of whom are calling for a more pointed and even confrontational approach. "While time may be on our side, if we leave these issues up to the voters to eventually change or overturn, there is no telling how much time it will take," says Chris Hartman, executive director of the Fairness Campaign in Louisville, Ky. Hartman's group has successfully pushed for a local ordinance giving gays there protection against discrimination at work and in housing, but so far has been unsuccessful in convincing lawmakers to allow gay marriage. "LGBT Americans have been waiting decades...
...start of the contest, Harvard was decidedly in control. Seven minutes into the first period, junior defenseman Chris Huxley netted a power play goal off assists from sophomores Ryan Grimshaw and Alex Killorn. Five minutes later, Killorn scored one himself, and two minutes after that, sophomore Eric Kroshus made the score 3-0 when he snuck the puck past Raider goaltender Alex Evin. Evin was pulled in favor of a new goalie, Charlie Long, immediately following the third goal. By the end of the first period, Harvard had built a sizeable lead and looked to be firing on all cylinders...
...president was George W. Bush, and Democrats Jim McGreevey and Mark Warner later went on to be elected governors of New Jersey and Virginia, respectively, after years of Republican rule. The parallels between McGreevey’s and Warner’s elections and those of Republican governors-elect Chris Christie of New Jersey and Bob McDonnell of Virginia are striking, and yet their respective characterizations in the media have been vastly different...
...Chris Dodd, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, will unveil the third version of financial reform as early as Tuesday. Dodd, who faces a tough re-election battle in Connecticut in 2010, told his staff that the proposal put forward by the Administration didn't take into account the possibilities opened up by the enormous financial crisis of the past year. For political or policy reasons - or both - his bill is more aggressive on federal-oversight authority on a number of potentially controversial issues. "We should push for the biggest changes we can get," says Dodd spokeswoman Kirstin Brost...