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...this open primary, Reagan Dems in Cleveland may help McCain, while social conservatives near Cincinnati could flock to Bush. The party is behind Bush (with the exception of Senator Mike DeWine) and has hinted it may enforce rules requiring voters who want a G.O.P. ballot to sign an affidavit swearing allegiance to the party in November...
...Tuesday, Virginia GOP heavyweights Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell gathered their flock about them, joined hands and smote John McCain. Thanks in large part to the support of the Christian conservative voting bloc, George W. Bush chalked up a nine-point victory in Virginia's Republican primary, securing all 56 of the state's delegates. Although Bush's margin in Virginia was somewhat smaller than what aides had hoped for, the campaign's good spirits were reinforced by substantial triumphs in North Dakota and Washington State, where the Texas governor scored among Republicans but lost the non-binding independent vote...
...narrow alpine trails. Here on the flatland expanse at the base of the snow-capped Bridger Mountains, the brown and white beast walks guard duty amid a sea of much smaller brown and white woolly bodies. Deceptively spry despite his goofy appearance, the llama struts and shuffles among the flock, craning his head from one side of the field to another while occasionally stopping to munch on grass clumps in the crusty, frozen earth. Cyrus' presence is intimidating enough to chase off some of the coyotes. Or maybe he kicks at the attackers or swings at them with his long...
Where will all these workers flock to in the coming years? Many of them, particularly those in information-based businesses like banking and the media, will telecommute (or, to be annoying, "telework"). For them, job titles will largely vanish--but so will weekends, or whatever is left of them. Technology will enable many of these people to become totally free agents, working at home for one or more companies on a more fluid schedule tailored to their needs...
...When he talks, it is not only to his flock of nearly a billion; he expects the world to listen. And the flock and the world listen, not always liking what they hear...