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...searched for friendship in Vladimir Putin's eyes at their first meeting, in Ljubljana in 2001. Hu still hasn't visited the United States since assuming the presidency in 2003, and remains as enigmatic to Americans as he does to his own people. He has made three trips to Eastern and Western Europe and members of the ruling Politburo Standing Committee have made six more. China is clearly trying to exploit strains between Europe and the U.S., and has voiced its own gripes with the U.S. as well. Shortly before the election, China's most important foreign-policy mandarin, retired...
Over the weekend, Offsay’s offensive output helped spur Harvard on to the championship game at Northerns. Second-place is the best the Crimson has ever finished, and it earned Harvard a spot at the Eastern Championships...
With a win over Connecticut College in its first game of Northerns, the Crimson secured its place at the Eastern Championships. “We focused a lot on training after Robbie got injured,” Offsay said. “We knew we couldn’t just tuck our tail between our legs and give...
Wisconsin has long been known as liberal, but it almost went to Bush four years ago. Bush needs a big turnout in the conservative Milwaukee suburbs and eastern cities like Oshkosh and Green Bay. Kerry hopes for big numbers in Milwaukee, Madison and western farm towns. One X factor: congressional Republicans have opposed extending a subsidy for dairy farmers...
Iowans know Kerry well; he spent much of last winter there resurrecting his campaign. But Bush is betting a Massachusetts Senator can't appeal to Iowa farmers. Kerry needs to win big in the Des Moines area and eastern cities like Davenport and Cedar Rapids. Bush will almost surely win the western third of the state. State officials estimate that 25% of voters will cast early or absentee ballots...