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...captain Brooke McCarthy battled back from a torn ACL one year ago to garner All-Ivy recognition this season for the first time in her career...
...example, it takes at least $1 million to secure an initiative's spot on a ballot, which means special-interest groups like the teachers' unions (which fight tooth and nail to defeat voucher initiatives), as well as wealthy individuals like Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen (who spent $8 million to garner support for public funding of a new Seattle football stadium), have become a significant force behind the seemingly endless array of propositions littering state ballots nationwide...
...mile point, Baker had pulled ahead of Stockard and held a two second lead over four runners. Those runners, who included McArdle and Johnson, would eventually pull even with Baker. Johnson made his move approximately 1000 yards before the finish line, surging in front of McArdle and Baker, to garner the first place finish...
...listing Clinton's name first in the suit sure does garner attention. On Wednesday, McCulloch's lawyers - experienced anti-discrimination litigators Lynn Bernabei and Debra Katz - justified the presidential prominence by arguing that the Clinton White House didn't do anything to protect their client from the machinations of the chief cake decorator, and worse, failed to implement federal legislation requiring that procedures be set up so that White House employees could file grievances in just such cases...
...this summit has no real agenda. In the halls the diplomats are saying that the real motive for this gathering is to kick off Annan's bid for a second term. A new secretary general will be selected in November of next year, and the summit is designed to garner support from the VIPs to reelect Kofi...