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...news; but Sarasota Democrats can be just as averse to straight-ticket life. David Grain, 46, an African-American Democrat and the millionaire founder of Grain Communications, is a top fund raiser for Obama but also for Sarasota GOP congressional incumbent Vern Buchanan. "The whole party arrangement has gotten very old and stale for people like me," says Grain. Consequently, hyper-partisan campaigning has become a turnoff for a growing number of Floridians of all political stripes. Or, as Sarasota Democratic Party Chairman Rita Ferrandino puts it, Obama may be drawing local Republicans to his camp because he "reminds people...
With the air crisp, temperatures in the low 50s, and clear skies, weather conditions for the 44th annual Head of the Charles Regatta could not have gotten any better.Fittingly, both the Harvard men’s lightweight and heavyweight crew teams took advantage of the great weather and fared extremely well in an event that featured almost 2000 boats and over 8000 rowers.While the other three crews—the lightweight four, the lightweight eights, and the championship eights—held their own against the rigorous competition, it was, as always, the Crimson’s heavyweight championship four...
...year like 2008, when the economy trumps social issues, Catholics are most likely to return to their roots in the Democratic Party. And that's particularly true when they hear fellow Catholics arguing that Democrats reflect their religious values. McCain may have gotten a longer standing ovation on his way to the podium at the Al Smith Dinner and dropped references to "defending the rights of the unborn" in among his jokes. But it was Obama who won over Al Smith IV, the event's emcee and great-grandson of the historic candidate. "Awesome," Smith told Obama after the Democrat...
...think institutions of any significant size were going to fail. To what extent were you wrong and to what extent was that being in a position where you have to smile? I was trying to provide some assurance in making that statement, and at that time things had not gotten as bad as they are now. I do think people need to understand that we are there and their insured deposits are protected and come what may they don't need to worry about that. Overall, banks are safe and sound. Some consolidation activity always happens in a credit cycle...
...shows what it means.”Having trained with the U.S. national team for a year, Lofgren brings a unique perspective beyond that of the vast majority of college level rowers. As she returns home to the Black and White, Lofgren recognizes that Radcliffe has only gotten stronger since she left.“I definitely think we’ve been building since 2006, and it showed,” Lofgren said. “I think we have the strength of numbers and the determination of our senior class we can build...