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...Those two mean the world to me,” Weiss said. “They’re two of the most respected people I’ve ever coached as far as how people view them, and they’ve done so much for our program...The next couple of weeks are going to be real exciting. I want the best [for them] because they deserve the best...
...this point, friendship may be too much to ask for. The country wants to see business getting done civilly and responsibly, not watch punches thrown on a frosty Beltway playground. Obama needs to conduct some sort of face-to-face intervention with amenable senior Republican legislators, to convince them that it is possible to make a deal in one or two important areas without agreeing on every issue or laying down their arms for the next election. He needs to remind his adversaries that the purpose of government, ultimately, is to improve the lives of the American people, that...
...This is definitely a problem for Reid in Nevada," says Eric Herzik, chair of the political-science department at the University of Nevada, Reno. "Reid was hurt when the health-insurance bill did not pass. He made several ugly deals to get it done which, polls show, were overwhelmingly disliked by Nevada voters. He made the deals and then ultimately didn't get the prize, something of a two-for-one loss. Now he has a jobs bill that rejects Republican input at a time when voters in the middle are fed up with the partisan gridlock in D.C." Though...
...second-in-command could help reinvigorate the beleaguered political party. "Tin Oo is politically experienced, a seasoned politician, which is very much important and significant for us," Win Tin, an NLD leader who was imprisoned for 18 years, told the Mizzima news agency. He said the government had done all it could to cut off contact between the NLD and the Burmese people, and that Tin Oo, who is widely respected, could help re-establish that connection...
...fell while simply skating along the ice. For a split second, it looked like he was about to stop what he was doing, grab his hair and yell, "You idiot!" Now there's a reaction to which we can all relate. Who hasn't screwed up something they've done a millions times, blown the easy layup, and wanted to scream? Chruscinski refused to stick to skating decorum and keep smiling for the judges. "I was pissed off," he says afterward. "So stupid. I wanted to end with a beautiful finish, and then that happened." On the ice, his partner...