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...Christian--or at least as good a Christian as the other guy. By all accounts, Evangelicals still voted overwhelmingly for Adams but not in sufficient numbers to overcome the popular surge for Jefferson's party, which captured the presidency and both houses of Congress. Adams later blamed his defeat on fears that he was too tied to Evangelicals...
...straight non-winning seasons since Al Bagnoli took over as coach in 1992. But .500 is the best they can do this season after 5-5 efforts in '05 and '06. Penn has endured considerable bad luck (four overtime losses in its last 12 games, including a double-OT defeat at Princeton last season) and heartache in that span. Here’s wishing the team a win in front of the Philly faithful...
...democratic progress. That's not a problem confined to Asia, but seems particularly acute in the region. In India, the otherwise rational Congress Party recently elevated Rahul Gandhi to general secretary - a potential stepping stone to Prime Minister - even though he had just led the party to defeat in the Uttar Pradesh state election and has articulated few fresh policy ideas. In the Philippines, one study has found that more than half the members of Congress hail from a political family. Even in China, where Mao Zedong rose to power demonizing feudalism, a class of "princelings," sons of former revolutionary...
...approval numbers for the Democratic Congress have been trending downward. It hasn't been easy for Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi to keep the party's liberal base and its new supporters happy at the same time. And the Bush White House has made some adjustments. The election defeat coincided with a crisis about how to move forward in Iraq. Bush decided against Donald Rumsfeld but also against the Iraq Study Group, and for General David Petraeus and the surge. Democrats forecast an even deeper quagmire. Instead, we've seen progress--which could well continue and broaden. Meanwhile, Michael Mukasey...
...game and finished with 29 in the match.“After a tough loss [against Yale], we came out solid,” head coach Jennifer Weiss said. “We executed the game plan well.”Traveling to Providence, the Crimson was hoping to defeat the Bears for the second time this season. Earlier this month, Harvard downed Brown, 3-1, at home. And after the dominant first game, it looked as if the match might play out in a similar fashion.However, the Bears went on a run in the second game, taking the momentum...