Word: defeat
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...Moore's battleground states (the Nevada race is the closest). Moore couldn't have anticipated that Obama would benefit from banking chaos - but he does address, on the book's first page, the personal-credit crisis, which he sees as our citizens' response to Bush's call to defeat the terrorists by going shopping. "So a million homes are snatched from hard-working Americans!" he writes, sarcasm dripping from the page. "THAT'S A SMALL PRICE TO PAY FOR FREEDOM...
...Hanover and looked to snap a current four-game losing skid. The contest, which featured a total of only five shots on net, was a defensive struggle, but the Big Green (6-9, 4-2 Ivy) broke through on a penalty stroke late in the second half to defeat the Crimson (6-10, 2-4 Ivy), 1-0, on Dartmouth’s Senior Day. Most of the game was marked by midfield play, as the teams were deadlocked in a scoreless tie. However, with only 12 minutes remaining in the second half, Dartmouth got on the scoreboard when...
...freshman Christine Wu said. In the first game, the two teams traded points until Harvard was jump-started by junior co-captain Kat Kocurek’s ace at 7-6. Kocurek posted three aces on the night. Seven ties later, the Crimson utilized a climactic McKinley kill to defeat the Bears 28-26 in the closest game of the match. Junior co-captain Lily Durwood nailed an ace to start the second frame, which was marked by 15 ties and two lead changes. With Harvard leading, junior Chelsea Ono Horn maintained the Crimson’s service game, sending...
...Though they would obviously prefer a McCain victory, most HRC members still recognize the potential opportunities in his defeat. Ironically, an Obama win might ensure the GOP meltdown necessary for the HRC’s brand of Republicanism to catch...
...African-American Senate candidate in North Carolina running against Jesse Helms,” Berenson said. “I remember that [Barack] was wearing a Harvey Gantt T-shirt in his apartment that night, and he was dismayed in a good-natured way when Gantt went down in defeat...