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...that he can bridge all the other divisions--and answer all the impossible questions--plaguing American public life. He encourages those expectations by promising great things--at least, in the abstract. "This country is ready for a transformative politics of the sort that John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan and Franklin Roosevelt represented," he told me. But those were politicians who had big ideas or were willing to take big risks, and so far, Barack Obama hasn't done much of either. With the exception of a bipartisan effort with ultra-conservative Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma to publish every government...
...navigated the treacherous terrain of Franklin Park, his legs churning, lungs aching, stomach filling with lactic acid, senior Tim Galebach had just one thought: get to the last half-mile. Get to that last stretch and everything will be fine. “Once you have only a little [of the race] left,” Galebach said, “you can gut your way through it no matter how you’re feeling.” Using a late-race surge over the last portion of the course, Galebach blasted his way to a No. 3 place...
...meet—and sophomore Jessica Bryant, who placed No. 44 in a time of 23:14, an improvement of 39 seconds over her time from last year’s meet. Both the men and women will return home to run in the New England Championships at Franklin Park in Boston next weekend, which will serve as a tune-up for the illustrious Pre-Nationals Meet the following weekend in Indiana...
...centered on caricatures instead of forensic investigations into gruesome murders. James Patterson, who seems to let Andrew Gross handle the writing duties these days, issued another generic thriller, “Judge & Jury.” Patterson, following in Tom Clancy’s footsteps, threatens to become the Franklin W. Dixon or Gertrude Chandler Warner of this generation. A spate of chick-lit also hit the market and fizzled, lacking creativity or, at the bare minimum, controversy...
...Kilroy, a Franklin County Commissioner, wins this race, it would be the biggest individual victory for the House Democrats on election night, because Pryce, as the chairman of the House Republicans, is the No. 4 member of the leadership team. The Democrats see this district in Central Ohio as an opportunity to make a huge splash, as MoveOn.org and Americans United for Change, which opposes Bush's plan to revamp Social Security with private accounts, have been among the groups attacking Pryce...