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...sound significant in a nation that could see 110 million people vote in November, but it is, in fact, something that looks potentially seismic. A close look at Cook's data explains why some Democrats smell realignment this fall. In the core Democratic states, as you might expect, registration among Democrats is booming. California has enrolled 300,000 new Democrats and only 15,000 new Republicans since the spring. But, while that shift could have an impact in congressional races, it won't change that state's 55 electoral college votes, which have been in the Democratic column since...
...flagship competition adds weight to the lingering question of whether doping poses a fatal threat to this most grueling of endurance sports. French television interviewed fans in the hills above the southern French town of Lavelanet after news of Riccò's drug ouster broke. "You have to expect it by now," said one father, holding his young son in his arms. "It's sad." After Rasmussen was sent home by his Rabobank team last year for refusing to answer questions about his training regimen, daily paper France Soir declared the "death of the Tour de France on July...
...appeared that McCain might take South Carolina too, ending Bush's bid. In a Greenville, S.C., hotel room the day after his New Hampshire loss, Bush's high command agreed to attack McCain as a double-talking Washington insider and closet liberal. They also discussed the help they could expect from outside groups not legally permitted to coordinate with the campaign. Said a Bush adviser: "We gotta hit him hard...
...which commemorates the coronation of the country's first King, Leopold I, in 1831. The day is usually celebrated with a grand military parade through the center of Brussels. And although Belgians have weathered such crises many times before, they will also wonder how much longer they can expect to be treated to such army displays...
...surprise" visit to Baghdad in the next few days - the better to refine his Iraq policy. It's a great idea: Anybody hoping to be President of the United States should experience, firsthand, the impact of American policy on Iraq and Iraqis. But just how much can Obama expect to see and hear of Iraq while in Baghdad? If he lets the U.S. military or the American embassy in Baghdad plan his itinerary, the answer is: not much...