Word: flukes
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...Tester won only 14 of the 56 counties, and some of those, just barely. But it was apparently enough. So Montana, which overwhelmingly re-elected its lone G.O.P. Congressman, essentially remains a red state. Brian Schweitzer's election in 2004 to governor can be considered a fluke, as he was running against a scandal-ridden, incompetent G.O.P. incumbent. Neither his victory, nor Tester's, can be considered a trend toward blue in the West, as some Eastern pundits have interpreted it. Voters in those traditional G.O.P. counties demonstrated that no amount of scandal could sour them on Burns...
...campuses is supported by the new IOP poll. For the first time, the poll included non-college youth, and their inclusion revealed that students in a campus environment are significantly more likely to be politically engaged than their non-college peers. This is neither a Harvard phenomenon nor a fluke of the Vietnam era. College campuses as a whole serve as catalysts for political involvement and are likely to remain that way. Because students are constantly surrounded by thousands of motivated young individuals, many of whom have an active interest in politics, they are more likely to be asked...
...election itself," said Dr. Timothy Power, a lecturer at Oxford University's Centre for Brazilian Studies. "Lula had to face the first-round election on his one bad weekend of the year. I think the fact that we have to face a runoff at all is a fluke...
...want to take a picture as beautiful as this image of Nepalese children, you can either hope for some extraordinary fluke of light, timing, subject matter and hardware - or you can sign up for Workshop Asia. Award-winning Australian documentary photographer Jack Picone - who took this shot - leads these intensive, one-week courses for dedicated amateurs hoping to take their photography to the next level. Held two or three times a year in various Asian cities (the next is scheduled for Kathmandu in March 2007), the courses have previously featured guest lecturers such as photojournalist Tom Stoddart and celebrated...
...want to take a beautiful picture, you can either hope for some extraordinary fluke of light, timing, subject matter and hardware - or you can sign up for Workshop Asia. Award-winning Australian documentary photographer Jack Picone leads these intensive, one-week courses for dedicated amateurs hoping to take their photography to the next level...