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...appeal to the national conservative electorate that he’ll need to capture the presidency in 2008. The bill only added to Romney’s track record of grandstanding to conservative voters nationwide, which he accomplishes by promoting positions that stand in stark contrast to those of his true constituents. Romney must remember that he is the governor of Massachusetts and will remain so until 2006, and, as such, his primary duties are to the people of the Commonwealth, not potential voters elsewhere in the nation. To abuse both his constituents and the legislature as springboards for one?...
...stage. While these visuals added to the atmosphere, they really were not necessary; the music was doing the heavy lifting. At once melodic and thunderous, Caribou put on a mesmerizing stage show.All the opener’s strengths only brought the Super Furry Animals’ weaknesses into sharper contrast. The group sounded flat and uninterested, a problem exacerbated by the choice of material, with several tracks from their recent sub-par LP “Love Kraft.” The opening salvo of songs all blended together into a morass of undistinguished low-key Beach Boys homage...
...early failures, created as he tried to escape the binds of the popular style and the limiting technology of the day. His scenes of grandeur are framed in a manner similar to those that would make him famous—but they are presented with too much contrast and a washed-out sky.Then at last one comes to “Monolith: The Face of Half Dome, 1927,” which the museum bills as Adams’ great revelation. It’s in this photograph, the exhibit says, that Adams first used his technique...
...President Bush's weekend in Beijing, by contrast, is more likely to show how stable China, and its relationship with the U.S., have become...
...right time.”It doesn’t hurt Humm, Sullivan, and others pushing cases like Hartigan’s that the Ivy League is largely viewed as one of the last bastions of truly amateur athletics and actual student-athletes—particularly when contrasted with many of its Division I-A counterparts. USC quarterback and 2004 Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart, for instance, is taking just one dancing class in his final fall semester.In contrast, according to Hartigan’s New York Times profile, he has maintained a 3.91 GPA and is writing his thesis...