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...It’s nice to have a senior to work with,” the rookie says. “We’ve gotten really close and call out, ‘Hey DP!’—doubles partner—every time we see each other. Doubles is based on the relationship you have with your partner. I have trust in her, and we’ve really bonded well...
...activity is the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA), an independent city agency that oversees development projects. During a debate in October, the two candidates criticized the current Boston government for rubber-stamping Harvard’s plans without securing anything in return. “We’ve gotten no community benefits written in stone, it’s a joke,” Glennon said. “People are being driven out by a process that doesn’t respect their concerns.” Glennon said his record prosecuting drug dealers has prepared him to take...
...gigantic mansion in which he installs his formerly dirt-poor family, his trophy wife, the celebrity that comes to him. There has never been much point in deploring a gangster's rise; it's his demise that we fear - the notion that the American go-getter must inevitably be gotten. "Mother of Mercy, is this the end of Rico?" Robinson moans at the end of Little Ceasar -as surprised as we are by a death that may be tragically ordained, but is also a sop to conventional morality...
...those reasons, Congressmen Kind and Flake proposed an amendment last summer to eliminate no-strings-attached direct payments, end subsidies to the rich, boost conservation funding and create a more targeted safety net for farmers having rough years. Kind thought they had a shot. A similar package had gotten 200 votes in 2002 without such a grand coalition, and this time Democrats--who had spent six years complaining about Republican giveaways to the rich--were calling the shots. Even the Bush Administration supported payment limits. During speeches to farm groups, Johanns kept displaying maps of all the subsidy recipients...
...accomplish what he did,” Hain said, “he couldn’t have gotten there without knowing what makes people tick, and being able to relate between business and people...