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...taking a look at what the American public really wants to know. In a previous article, I revealed the most popular searched-on issues in relation to each of the presidential hopefuls. Now, somewhere over Colorado, I'm sifting through thousands of these one-off searches, hoping to draw a connection, like a word-association game, between what gets searched online and what goes through a voter's mind once the curtain on the voting booth has been closed...
...major war within the next decade is likely, he said, “I’m describing to you only the preconditions for violence. This does not make it inevitable.” Just as Nixon visited Beijing, he said, the next American president can visit Tehran and draw back from the brink of war. “Violence is quite likely, and avoiding it will require leadership,” concluded Ferguson...
...this unquestionable benefit has had negative side effects. With an influx of students from for whom a major draw is post-college career success and earning potential, there will naturally be less emphasis on the “frivolous” pursuits of the liberal arts and more on activities and areas of study that are distinctly pre-professional. Though of course there are exceptions, this culture increasingly pervades campus. This is why there has been a surge of campus business groups, and so-called “leadership” organizations. This is evident, too, in the rise...
...Nguyen said. “But I made a lot of errors.”Down a break in the second set, Nguyen ratcheted up his level of play. But his surge was not enough to overcome Nedovyesov, who held out to win the second set, 6-3.In the consolation draw, Nguyen faced Ohio State’s preseason No. 6 Bryan Koniecko, who had been upset in the opening round. Overwhelmed by Koniecko’s spinless lasers, Nguyen was bageled, 6-0, in the first set. He bounced back to win the second set, 7-5, but could...
...circus of blue-collar combat 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. But the consequences of an NFL career are extreme and often unknown to the fans: the average veteran at any position dies before he turns 55, the age at which he can finally begin to draw full pension. The NFL uses up its laborers and then leaves them unprotected in the pocket. A Congressional hearing this past June revealed a pattern of conduct by the league that denies retirees the money to which their injuries entitle them. The game rakes in $7 billion per year and causes...