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...incumbent was so unpopular, why did Merkel so obviously fail to garner more enthusiasm? She had a few cards in her favor: Germany has never had a female chancellor, nor one from East Germany, and her credibility as an economic liberalizer is enhanced because she is a former inhabitant of Soviet-controlled East Germany. Her program promised a strengthened transatlantic alliance to end the excessive anti-American zeal of the Schrder era. Above all, it aimed to relaunch the German economy through liberalization, easily the most discussed issue in the pre-electoral debate...
...light northerly wind blew threw the course, eventually dying down in favor of a southerly for the day’s later races. The Crimson made up ground to earn a fifth-place finish in the event, totaling 273 points, just 21 behind winner Boston College. Hawaii finished in a close second place, followed by Dartmouth and Brown...
...constitution. The U.S. believes that drawing the Sunnis into the political process is the key condition for defeating the insurgency. But even those Sunnis that entered the process have rejected the draft charter, citing several controversial clauses. Their main bone of contention is federalism: while Shiite and Kurdish parties favor strong regional governments with a high degree of autonomy, Sunnis fear this would lead inevitably to the dismemberment of Iraq...
...used to all that. Maybe it’s the little things that get to you: the grocery clerk who sneers at you, the person at the housing authority who whispers whenever you enter the room, or the doctor who thinks she’s doing you a favor just by treating you with an iota of dignity. Maybe that’s what makes you too emotionally taxed to go to the $2,000 class that will teach you a skill in six months that might land you a job if your employer doesn’t mind that...
...multiple Harvard turnovers certainly made it easier, tipping the advantage in field position decisively in the Mountain Lions’ favor...