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...Kamen [founder and inventor of the Segway] always calls it the ‘Superbowl of Smarts.’ This is kind of like high school football for the math and science people of the world.” As pop music blasted and giant screens glowed, the crowd chanted and practiced the wave...
Michael, an undocumented Harvard freshman who asked that his real name not be disclosed because of his unauthorized immigration status, stood among the crowd, listening to those words. About 30 people had gathered around the John Harvard statue on a cold March afternoon to listen to these narratives—read aloud by Harvard students, written by their unnamed, undocumented peers—as part of a National Coming Out Day for undocumented youth. Michael’s story was not there...
...while he is no Ali, Pacquiao is an effective speaker, telling crowds about his family's struggle with poverty in an intimate, conversational style. "No notes," he explains. "You speak from deep in your heart. It's easy." Pacquiao is also devout, which could win the support of bloc-voting church groups. "The most important thing as a leader is your relationship with God," he tells the crowd while campaigning in Kiamba, where many people wear T-shirts bearing the boxer's face and the slogan, in English, "For God and Country...
...wrath of the signs in Nevada: one Tea Partyer hoisted the message "Reid-McCain: Two Sides of the Same Damn Coin. Vote Them Out." Another placard featured McCain's picture with the words "No More RINOs [Republicans in Name Only] - Retire McCain." Before Palin's arrival, activists in the crowd debated among themselves whether the former Alaska governor had fallen from grace by trying to save McCain, who is facing a spirited challenge in the state's August Republican primary from former Congressman and conservative talk-show host J.D. Hayworth. Although Hayworth doesn't have the formal backing of Arizona...
...professional contact. Nevertheless, they are forever bonded as political husband and wife, and with that bond comes a mutual affection and respect, which smooths over any inherent awkwardness. Palin gratefully credits McCain for her newfound fame, wealth and power; McCain is fascinated by Palin's ability to draw a crowd and create news, and also feels a sense of responsibility for the intense scrutiny and radical life changes that have befallen her and her family. Back together on the stump for the first time since the end of the presidential campaign, Palin delivered the goods: earnestly, even poignantly, selling...