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...tough start here—five losses is tough to come back from,” Unger said. “But you got to keep going, you never know what will happen. You can’t dwell on that too much when you’re going to work every week at practice. You just got to keep working hard and getting after...
...Mitochondria, the missing link between body and soul.” The scientists related creationism to proteomics, the study of the structure and functions of proteins, to explain why different forms of life have similar mitochondria, a cell organelle responsible for producing energy. “I happen to think that contemporary science is compatible with a wide range of religious beliefs, including some rather traditional ones such as belief in God,” said Philip Clayton, who was a Harvard visiting professor of science and divinity last year. “But this article is an amazing example...
Translation: The G-7 chiefs are looking at the same economic horizon but from different vantage points, given the unique economic circumstances in each of their countries. The hope for a concerted effort by banks to lower interest rates in Europe and Japan, for example, simply won't happen. "The fact is that the European Central Bank faces inflation risk and the Bank of Japan won't move either way," says Kenichi Kawasaki, Lehman Brothers' chief economist for Japan, last Thursday...
...best thing that can happen is that you win by winning: You pick a dark horse who shares your values, then you mobilize your base, get them to the caucuses and primary polls, and when victory comes you can plausibly claim he couldn't have done it without you. Had the religious right leaders fallen in behind Huckabee early on, when he was a late-night joke, they actually might have demonstrated their clout...
...Mainly, Sarkozy himself - and his plunging approval ratings: a 22-point slide since his election, now whimpering at a mere 41% support. Growing discontent over his leadership has raised the threat that voters will use the nationwide municipal poll to rebuke their President. Should that happen, candidates considered Sarkozy intimates - including Justice Minister Rachida Dati, and Secretary of State for Human Rights Rama Yade - are at risk. But perhaps no one loomed larger as a target for anti-Sarkozy anger than Martinon. For that reason, the President must think carefully about appointing the person most frequently cited to replace Martinon...