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...usually not a bad thing for DeLay. An unflinching conservative advocate, he wins hurrahs from the faithful each time he sticks to his guns in public. And he translates that into legislative power. But sometimes the White House goes too far with its tendency to use him as a foil to show voters that the President is a compassionate conservative. During the 2000 campaign, Bush opposed a DeLay-backed plan on tax credits for the poor to demonstrate that he was a "new kind of Republican," distinct from the G.O.P.'s tightfisted, meanspirited wing. At the time, Bush accused DeLay...
...driver, the Skyline vaults across a yawning drawbridge, and the Yenko flies across the water to crash-land on the upper deck of the bad guy's yacht. 2F2F has a bit of plot about an ex-cop (Paul Walker) enlisting an old pal (Tyrese) to foil a drug lord. But it pays off as a thrill-delivery system, a convoy of road rage and carnage. It reminds you of what movies are: motion pictures. Speed is of the essence...
...President, a religious moderate, is loathe to make. If he wants to save his fa?ade of civilian government and retain international support, he may have to swallow hard and make peace with two exiled former Prime Ministers, Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, whose parties together are strong enough to foil the clerics...
Austin and Stinetorf faced each other in the foil semifinals with Austin prevailing, 15-8. Stinetorf would go on to easily win her bronze medal match, 15-4, while Austin would settle for silver...
Highlights Freshmen Chloe Stinetorf and Anne Austin qualify for NCAAs. Stinetorf earns All-American honors. Harvard posts a 15-game winning streak during which it goes undefeated in NFC competition at 10-0. Foil squad of Austin, Blase and Stinetorf go 86-4 in NFC with Stinetorf posting a perfect 30-0 mark. Austin and Stinetorf finish second and third, respectively, at IFAs, while Eunice Yi takes bronze in saber...