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...course, the central issue on which President Bush most clearly declared what he believed was the right side, where he took his firmest and strongest stand, was national security. From day one, the centerpiece of his campaign was protecting the country from terrorism and remaking the world a safer and freer place. Among those who listed terrorism as their top concern, Bush held a wider margin of victory—with 86 percent of the vote—than either candidate held on any other issue. Among all voters, he beat Kerry by 18 percentage points on ability to protect...
...professors to lecture the leaders on a touchy curriculum: law and democracy. During a 90-minute talk, the professors discussed such sensitive notions as how "the power to rule derives from the constitution and from law," says a source who attended the meeting. Hu closed the session with his firmest comment to date on political reform: "The party must enrich forms of democracy, perfect democratic procedures, expand citizens' orderly political participation and ensure the people have democratic elections...
...death is like the soft down on the back of your hand, passing unnoticed in the firmest of handshakes, though the slightest breeze makes every damn one of the tiny hairs stand on end,” she writes...
...Talent-wise, Rose appears to have the firmest understanding of his position and is a better decision-maker. Wahlberg is more physically gifted, with a stronger...
...LONG DISTANCES Above 400 meters, Africans take over. Maria Mutola of Mozambique is expected to dominate the women's 800, and possibly the 1,500, where she'll face defending champion Hassiba Boulmerka of Algeria. Boulmerka's countryman and fellow 1,500 runner, Noureddine Morceli, may be the firmest favorite in any track event, with the possible exception of Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie, world-record holder in the 5,000 and 10,000, or Kenya's Moses Kiptanui, who owns the six fastest marks in the steeplechase. The heat and humidity will open up the marathons, although Spain's world...