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There's no shot clock in presidential politics. Instead, it's like old-school basketball - if one side opens up a lead late in the game, they stall. Hang on to the ball. Don't take chances. Force the other side to take all the risks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama Plays Ball Control in Second Debate | 10/8/2008 | See Source »

...once thought the town-hall format was his friend. John McCain began the general election by challenging Obama to a long series of loosely structured town-hall debates. Ultimately, he got just one. And it ended with the clock ticking down to the buzzer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama Plays Ball Control in Second Debate | 10/8/2008 | See Source »

...Tough, yes, says McCaskill. But winnable. "This is going to be a typical Missouri horse race. It's gonna be close. It's going to keep you excited all the way up to 2 o'clock in the morning on election night...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Obama's Grass-Roots Army Win Missouri? | 10/6/2008 | See Source »

...minutes later, the Crimson won a corner off of a deflected Sheeleigh effort. Baskind’s subsequent cross into the box found Hagner, who volleyed home her first goal of the year. With the game well in hand, Harvard did its best to run out the clock with possession, but Yale continued to press and was awarded a penalty kick in the 85th minute after senior forward Emma Whitfield went to the ground inside the penalty box. Crimson junior keeper Lauren Mann saved the penalty, taken by the Bulldogs’ Maggie Westfal, but Westfal collected the rebound...

Author: By Tony Bator, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Breakout Day for Crimson Offense | 10/5/2008 | See Source »

...very good win,” captain Matt Curtis said. But amidst all of the perfection, two players went beyond the call of duty, tallying new career-highs in the process. On Harvard’s second possession of the game, with just 1:42 left on the clock in the first quarter, an incomplete pass from Pizzotti to sophomore Chris Lorditch set the Crimson up for a fourth and eight field goal attempt from the 23-yard line. Junior Patrick Long came out for the 41-yard attempt. Long’s previous record was a 40-yard kick...

Author: By Dixon McPhillips, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Career Day for Back, Kicker | 10/5/2008 | See Source »

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