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...odds with the savage power that the best pound-for-pound professional boxer on earth exhibits in the ring. "Best pound-for-pound" is the mantra intoned with every story about Pacquiao. It sounds strange because he has never been bound by the laws of physics. In the past eight years, he has risen through six weight divisions to win just as many world championships. At the stadium, his promoters have arranged for the Filipino to make official his plan to fight Puerto Rico's Miguel Cotto for a seventh title, the welterweight, which has a maximum limit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Meaning and Mythos of Manny Pacquiao | 11/16/2009 | See Source »

McDonnell will be the state's first Republican governor in eight years after his decisive win. (Republicans swept all three statewide offices.) Once a GOP stronghold, Virginia emerged as a swing state after backing Obama last year. But unlike in 2008, independents favored the Republican, who sidelined social issues to run as a pragmatist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spotlight: Election Day | 11/16/2009 | See Source »

...wish they caught me six years ago, eight years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 11/16/2009 | See Source »

...duo’s colossal poster—spanning four-by-eight feet—is hard to miss. Its shade of high-lighter green may be unusual for a political campaign, but, for these candidates, the poster’s color supposedly symbolizes their vision of change and fresh approach...

Author: By Amira Abulafi and Tara W. Merrigan, CONTRIBUTING WRITERS | Title: Bowman-Hysen Boast Bi-Partisan Support | 11/16/2009 | See Source »

...heading into the last week of the season, the Quakers are in the driver’s seat. Penn is alone atop the Ancient Eight standings, and the Crimson needs to beat Yale and have the Quakers lose to a struggling Cornell team to claim a share of the title...

Author: By Kate Leist, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Crimson Plays it Safe in Ivy Loss | 11/16/2009 | See Source »

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