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Obama's camp, which raised doubts about the reliability of the Michigan revote plan that Clinton's camp was pushing, has proposed that the candidates split the two states' delegates. On Thursday, former presidential contender Sen. Chris Dodd-who like Clinton had left his name on the Michigan ballot, and...
THE LINE: Sleeper. Quiet, competent and base-friendly; an under-the-radar contender.
Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf, the mayor of Tehran, is emerging as a quiet rival to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Described as a moderate conservative, Qalibaf is likely to be a contender for the presidency in next year's national elections, though he refuses to talk directly about his plans. He does however...
After years of stagnant performances and a coaching turnover, Saretsky, in just a two-year span, has transformed the squad into a confident, and—more importantly—successful contender in the Ivies.
It helps that the election season has been anything but dull. The sight of a woman, a black man, a Mormon, a Christian preacher and a former POW slugging it out has been as fascinating to many of us out here as it is to American voters. Hillary Clinton appeals...