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...have worked in or been particularly close to the Bush Administration. Indeed, the three leading Republicans and two leading Democrats have never run for national office before. Much more depends in such circumstances on unpredictable factors like candidates' errors, campaign dynamics and external events than in a traditional incumbent contest...
Edsel Ford was a cultured man, a collector and an arts benefactor, in a town and time where culture equaled "pie-eating contest." He supported expeditions to the polar ice caps. His philanthropic legacy lives on in the Ford Foundation...
...better to be liked or respected, a master athlete or a master strategist? Whether or not it sheds any light on how people behave in real society, it remains the most engrossing example of how people really behave in the fake society of a high-pressure TV contest...
...Parisians would take issue with Martin's disgusted description of the city's été pourri - or rotten summer - except perhaps to contest the notion that the capital even experienced one. Indeed, 2007 will be remembered as the year without a summer - the pourriest in 30 years, and second dreariest in the past half century. Monday's forecast (rain, highs of 63 degrees) was rather typical of the season, which dumped down nearly three times the amount of rain as you'd expect to find during an average June-August period. According to French press reports, temperatures only reached...
...past junior goalkeeper Kylie Stone, who earned two saves in the first half and another in the second. Coming into the second half with a three-goal deficit, the Crimson notched four shots but was unable make it past Minutewomen goalie Sarah Williams, who tallied eight saves during the contest. Although UMass claimed the game in a seemingly lopsided victory, the score failed to capture Harvard’s offensive efforts. The Crimson created a lot of opportunities, outshooting the Minutewomen, 12-8. “If one had gone in, it quite easily could have been a different story...