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...also faces the very real risk of voter fatigue. If a referendum is held next year, it will be the third hard-fought election Venezuelans have been asked to engage in in as many years. Said opposition leader Manuel Rosales, the Maracaibo mayor-elect whom Chávez has recently threatened to imprison for allegedly plotting to assassinate him: "It's an insult to people that at this time we're already talking about a new electoral campaign, when they're overwhelmed by far more pressing problems." Maybe so, but Chávez "lives to be on the offensive," says...
...action of the day.NO. 20 OLD DOMINION 38, HARVARD 9With three competitors ranked No. 11 or better, the Monarchs (1-4) put the Crimson in a 17-0 hole early on in the competition.First-year grappler Spencer DeSena (285) showed a spark in his third collegiate bout, dropping a hard-fought 2-0 decision to Monarch Roy Dragon, but three fellow rookies suffered difficult losses. Peppelman endured his only defeat of the day in a 5-3 overtime decision against Old Dominion, while Murphy and Panzano faced a fall and major decision to give the Monarchs their first victory...
...After a hard-fought first two periods, things went haywire for a suddenly overwhelmed Crimson squad...
...business associates? No one is really sure, least of all Wolff. The hard-charging 77-year-old mogul must be aware that for many journalists, "hatred of Murdoch had come to define the profession." But he and his feuding family--including four adult children, a scorned former wife and his current spouse, 39-year-old ex--News Corp. executive Wendi Deng--nonetheless opened themselves up to biographer Wolff's relentless questioning. The result is an inside account of the billionaire newsman's hard-fought, obsessive battle to acquire the Wall Street Journal. But as in Murdoch's more lowbrow publications...
Still, for Davis, it was an exhilarating if frustrating experience. In addition to the McCain account, his firm oversaw ads for five Senate races, including the hard-fought Elizabeth Dole and John Sununu campaigns. It was a career high point for Davis, who started in advertising at the age of 19, after his father died and he had to take over the family public relations business. At the height of the campaign, Davis, who is the nephew of Oklahoma Senator James Inhofe, oversaw nine edit shops, producing up to three spots a day, as well as the stage production...