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...appoint a [Mississippi judge] Charles Pickering [Sr.] to the federal bench--I think the African-American voter will be energized." The anger remains strong, and no one has yet fully tapped into it. At the same time, African-American voters know that anger alone is not going to defeat George Bush...
...Blair may discover whether he can remain Prime Minister--and if he can, whether the office is still worth holding. First there is the culmination of weeks of feverish campaigning to contain a Labour Party rebellion over his plan to increase university budgets by making students pay more. A defeat on this bill would mean a central plank of Blair's push to rejuvenate British education would stand rejected by his own M.P.s. Then there is the expected release of a long-awaited report on the suicide of David Kelly, the weapons scientist who was caught in a row between...
...shows U.S. forces arresting Iraqis, with civilians diving for cover or, bleeding, being helped away to seek medical care. An unknown voice then introduces the goals of Jaish Ansar Al Sunni and makes clear that Iraqi religious fundamentalists direct the armed organization. The voice speaks of a desire to defeat the American "infidels," but also to set up an Islamic state not controlled by "treacherous agents" loyal to the United States and Israel...
...thoughts of starting the new year on the right foot disappeared for the Harvard women’s hockey team on Friday night when No. 10 Princeton handed the Crimson its second straight loss, a disappointing 6-3 defeat at Hobey Baker Rink. Harvard (14-2-1, 6-2-0 ECAC) bounced back yesterday, topping Yale 5-1 at Ingalls Rink...
Even though the Pioneers only won six of the 10 matches during the meet, they still managed to defeat the Crimson by 12 points in a high-scoring meet that only saw one match decided by two points or fewer...