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Obama's strategy for the general election is to hammer the idea that John McCain will continue Bush's policies at home and abroad. He made the argument most recently in his victory speech after his win in North Carolina, when he said, "We can't afford to give John McCain the chance to serve out George Bush's third term." It helps that Bush is at record public disapproval levels, his Arab-Israeli peace process is near dead, his efforts to prevent Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons appear to be going nowhere, and oil prices are soaring beyond...
...side combined the tenacity of its rookies and the reliability of its veterans to lock up 34 points. Three Harvard freshman collected points, with Dan Chenoweth and Sean Gil finishing second in the 5000-meter and pole vault competitions, respectively, and Eric Clayman swiping sixth in the hammer throw.Chenoweth’s second-place finish didn’t come easy, though, as the Illinois native fell after five laps. Picking himself up, Chenoweth crept up the pack—at one point taking the outright lead—to finish second behind Princeton’s All-American...
...were armed to the teeth, it was only a matter of minutes before they started shooting," continued Tarasov, "It was just like a gangster movie - totally unreal." Tarasov was lucky; he escaped alive. But at the time, such battles were common in Russia, as protection rackets met to hammer out contractual difficulties between the businesses whose interests they protected...
Boyle notched in at the 13th spot in the hammer, throwing a personal-best 46.51 meters...
...meter hurdles. The trio finished in 1:05.08, 1:05.49, and 1:08.30, respectively.In the field events, sophomore Eda Karesin, Fronk, and junior Evan Favermann highlighted the Crimson effort, by sweeping the javelin throw event with respective 46.66, 45.54, and 37.96 meter throws.Co-captain Molly Boyle won the hammer throw with a 46.37 meter toss, while Flahive and freshman Jade Randle earned points at second and third in the shot put with 10.81 and 10.46 meter hurls, respectively. Junior Becky Christensen returned to action after having sat out the last three competitions to claim the top spot in the high...