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...fierce fight will accelerate the decline in their political fortunes that has been evident since the pope's visit to Cuba two years ago. "Many people believe that this fear of losing their influence in the U.S. helped push them to fight so hard in this case, and defeat would be a major blow," says Padgett. But even victory may have a price. "The Cuban-American leadership may not have factored in the negative impact of their actions on American public opinion. With polls reflecting that a majority of Americans favor returning Elian to Cuba, even winning the case...
Jonas made a career high 40 saves in defeat...
...press coverage, allowing them to build war chests that rivaled the front-runners'. But now there's little time to accumulate contributions once February rolls around. So even though John McCain, for example, scored an impressive win in New Hampshire, he stands a good chance of getting spent into defeat by March by the virtually unlimited resources of George W. Bush. In other words, whoever raises more money before the election (i.e., the party establishment's choice) wins...
...other, there were reports of divergent views on spousehood. In 1998 Turner revealed that the two were seeing a marriage counselor, which perhaps led to his suggestion last year that the ban on adultery should be bumped from the Ten Commandments. In a statement, the two did not concede defeat, saying they are committed to the "long-term success of our marriage...
...current war in Chechnya was meant to exorcise the ghosts of Russia's ignominious defeat there in 1996; instead, its threatening to reincarnate that disastrous campaign. The reason may be not so much that the Russians aren't fighting well, but that they're fighting the wrong...