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...Republicans move on to Michigan, where Romney - the Salt Lake City Olympic organizer who continues to tout his electoral "silver" medals - desperately needs a gold. Romney's long-stated strategy was to win Iowa and New Hampshire through aggressive campaigning and big spending. He fought mightily to rescue his New Hampshire campaign, dominating the final pre-election debate and deploying a massive phone bank to make 100,000 last-minute phone calls to prospective voters. But his mid-day confidence wilted as McCain's grew into the evening. In a sign he is learning how to lose, he called McCain...
...million in bureaucratic waste, created 84,000 new jobs, built a new rail line to boost public transportation, and throughout his public life, he has sought to give voice to those left out of the process, including Native Americans. He balanced five budgets, raised teacher pay dramatically, and fought unemployment down to the lowest levels in 30 years. He has an excellent record on taxes and is consistently rated one of the nation’s most fiscally responsible governors...
...Huckabee, who had long fought problems with obesity, was diagnosed with Type II diabetes. Determined to take charge of his health, he shed 110 pounds over the course of the next two years. This effort culminated in his completion of four marathons. USA Track & Field, the national governing body for competitive track, even named Huckabee their “Athlete of the Week” in March 2005. What better model for a country fighting an obesity epidemic than a head of state who has conquered the problem himself...
...then brought his business skills to government. As Governor of Massachusetts, Romney cut spending, increased the number of charter schools, vetoed in-state tuition for illegal immigrants, fought for the traditional definition of marriage, and instituted universal health insurance—all without raising taxes...
...grading - and scolding when those notes slide - has elicited mirth, skepticism and indignation from Sarkozy's political opponents and pundits. Will Higher Education Minster Valérie Pécresse, for example, have to stand in a symbolic corner if evaluators find too few campuses have embraced her hard-fought university reform? Will French voters actually applaud Immigration and National Identity Minister Brice Hortefeux if he scores high on one of his criteria: expelling enough illegal immigrants to meet the numerical quotas that detractors decry as inhumane? Can Culture Minister Christine Abanel really be held responsible for "the evolution...