Word: dampers
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...other. If you show up to a Buckeye State polling booth with a wrong ID you will be handed one of these ballots. Your vote will not be counted on Nov. 4, and the state Supreme Court will decide if it ever will be. Nothing would put a damper on an Obama victory party tonight more than the news that this whole election has anti-climaxed into a litigation...
...from the Holy Cross 13 last Friday, and things seemed to be going according to plan as O’Hagan ran for eight yards on first down. But on the very next play, the backup threw a pick on the goal line that put a temporary damper on the Crimson’s second-half run. That won’t be it for O’Hagan, who is also trying his hand as a personal protector on the special teams unit. The hurler, who punted in high school, will provide an added threat each time Harvard punts...
...that the obstruction of the investigation had been motivated by the desire not to anger Kenya's then president, Daniel arap Moi, a key Cold War ally at the time. An open acknowledgment that Ward had been brutally murdered might have raised uncomfortable questions, and perhaps put a serious damper on the country's tourism industry...
...argue, however, that this unique situation has put a damper on my summer would be completely false. It has been an education in itself to learn from the backgrounds and experiences of my fellow interns, and the opportunity to assist in the planning and execution of a national political convention is unlike any other. While my classmates will follow the events of the convention through the eyes of TV anchors, journalists, and bloggers, I will create my own personal coverage, through the sights, sounds, and tastes of the convention. (Unlike the Democrats, we will allow fried food.) I will...
...opposition. The President and her husband rarely give interviews and discourage their officials from speaking to the press. Meanwhile, the President ditched her star economy minister, Martin Lousteau, a month ago after he put forward a 13-point plan to reduce public spending and discourage consumption to put a damper on prices. That plan ran counter to the combination of high growth rates and price caps favored by Fernandez and Kirchner...