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McCain, who represents that state, falls into this camp. The unpopularity of his more moderate immigration stance among conservatives was one reason his campaign nearly died last year. But McCain's position also aided his revival. In Florida, Mitt Romney ran to his right on the issue. White Republicans split their votes, but Hispanic Republicans went 5 to 1 for McCain, who thus captured the state and subsequently the nomination...
...were an American voter] would you support Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton? -Mustafa Yildirim, Adiyaman, TurkeyI find American politics quite hard to comprehend exactly how they work. Most Americans do, especially with this whole Florida and redo and all the rest of it-so complicated. I just about got my head around it. And also it's quite hard for Europeans to really understand the power of the President. The president has so much power, much more power than our prime minister does, for example. I would love to vote for all of them, quite honestly, or not vote...
...Campaign Comeback How can Hillary Clinton look at herself in the mirror after trying to cajole people like Howard Dean to include Michigan's and Florida's delegate votes [March 17]? The Democratic primaries have turned into a contest to see who can manipulate the system to gain advantage - and both candidates have become political chameleons. We want to see their true colors, not the ones they think are going to get them elected. John Gardiner, LAKEWOOD, COLO...
...53.94.But Mills was just getting started. On the second day of competition, her time of 1:48.87 was good enough for 58th place in the 200-yard freestyle. Mills, who was seeded 68th going into the event, dropped half a second from her season-best time. Caroline Burckle of Florida won the event with a time of 1:43.10.The final day of the meet brought with it Mills’ best event, the 200-yard butterfly. The freshman delivered, turning in a season-best 1:58.04 to place 19th in the event, three spots away from an All-American finish...
...Thanks to some off-season shuffling, the Detroit Tigers lineup is now a murderers' row. The club traded for one of the best young hitters in the game, Florida third baseman Miguel Cabrera, who hit .320 last season, with 34 home runs and 119 RBI. The team also acquired Jacque Jones, who batted .332 after the All-Star break with the Chicago Cubs, and Edgar Renteria, long one of the most solid offensive shortstops in baseball (though his defense has declined). Magglio Ordonez, the '07 AL batting champ, and the always dangerous Gary Sheffield return from last year. How good...