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...every day? This coverage includes days when the White House is the focal point of news (as with last Friday, when the Washington Post's chief White House reporter, Ann Devroy, wrote or co-wrote the three stories on the top half of Saturday's front page) as well as days when Bush does nothing but name a national Point of Light (his daily public service award; yesterday he named number 843 of the "thousand" he spoke about...
George Bush may be the candidate most damaged by this mood of suspicion. As the president, he can hardly claim to be an outsider, and his position as our present leader makes him and his administration the focal point for Americans' resentment about our current state of crisis, whether or not such blame is justified. One result of this is that the Bush administration is derided for failing to provide strong leadership, yet derided even more when it dares to attempt that role...
...personal interview with Mayor Tom Bradley by posting herself near the entrance to his office there. Correspondent Sylvester Monroe, who has covered the Rodney King story throughout, was one of the first journalists to witness the early arson and looting. As Monroe was driving through South Central -- the focal point of the riot -- looters who noticed him would flash the black-power sign, a clenched fist, and he would flash it back. Says Monroe: "That's how I managed to move through the community that night without being attacked or shot as some reporters were...
...today's game is the play of senior Captain Paul Faust. The Crimson rises and falls with his performances. His consistent scoring and the opportunities he creates for others are the focal points of the Crimson attack...
...Queen's Road Central is the focal point of the toniest shopping and business district in one of the world's safest cities. But earlier this month, hundreds of terrified lunchtime pedestrians rushed for cover as four armed jewelry- store robbers opened fire to make their getaway with $1.3 million worth of gold and gems. Although two suspects were nabbed, the heist was one of the more spectacular of the 100-odd armed robberies committed in Hong Kong this year...