Word: factor
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Wolf also stressed the need to get Swift said voter dissatisfaction at themudslinging was also a big factor in the undecidedvoter block. Last Monday's acrimonious debate atFaneuil Hall did not impress voters.lot of people don't want to vote because of themud-slinging," said Ruth Horowitz, a Harshbargersupporter...
...both camps say the gap has closed. And although Murray has more money, Smith's followers, whom she refers to as "Linda's army," are generally more rabid. Plus, she has a history of coming from behind. There's also the thorn-in-the-side-of-the-party factor, which in distant Washington State could work in her favor. Her D.C. colleagues can't stand her. "She's impossible to deal with. She's nuts. Totally bonkers," says a senior House Republican. That's probably because she won't join the boys on favored-nation status for China...
...surprising hints of new life in the peace process. Netanyahu's right-wing coalition partners are outraged at the deal but have nowhere else to go. The Prime Minister seemed to be grasping for a big chunk of the center, whose support depends on continued progress with Arafat. Another factor, the Americans at Wye observed, was how well the next generation of Israeli and Palestinian officials got along. While the leaders sometimes screamed and raged, the younger ones, who know one another from joint service on technical committees, called one another by their first names, joked around and never raised...
...allowed a goal in Ivy play, and she sits atop the league's list of statistical leaders with a perfect save percentage. But Browning is number two on that list with an .875 save percentage. Browning also has an additional year of collegiate experience over Luckenbill, a factor that could come into play in a game of this magnitude...
...were running in circles a little bit, defensively," said Harvard Coach Sue Caples, who dismissed the playing surface as a factor in the loss. "Instead of being ready and having a sense of urgency inside our defensive one-third, the whistle blew and it was like a second to relax. We were getting caught in transition that way, and it hurt...