Word: haile
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...over the coddled voters of New Hampshire, it was not enough to ride into town whistling Hail to the Chief, followed by an entourage that included nearly as many clean-cut men and women talking into their sleeves as you'd expect to see when the real President came to town. There were rope lines and security sweeps and hard-bodied guys with sunglasses and bulges from the holsters under their suit coats who kept the crowds at bay and glared at anyone who looked like a trouble-maker. Bush would shake hands and sign autographs endlessly after...
...longer is a larger version of the local neighborhood. Increasingly, the players don't hail from the Great North. The best player in the game right now, Jaromir Jagr, hails from the Czech Republic. The hottest player in the league right now, Patrik Elias, is also from there...
Forbes knows there is no chance of beating Bush in Iowa, but the Hail Mary strategy is to finish a strong second, as Pat Buchanan did in 1996, and wobble Bush just enough that Senator John McCain can pile on, whupping Bush in New Hampshire Feb. 1. Then, goes the theory, people will ask what they ever saw in Bush anyway. And if this should happen, the man who could outspend all the candidates combined is--guess...