Word: headwind
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...Talent is running against a headwind," says David Robertson, political scientist at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. "McCaskill has the wind at her back...
...Bates said. “But we can’t deny they were faster than us; we just didn’t have an ‘on’ day.”The varsity eight failed to produce a good start in its race, as the headwind on the river pushed the team off track. As the race progressed, the Black and White could not fully recover, losing to the Tigers by three seconds with a time of 7:25.5.“It was a messy start right from the get-go, and the rough start...
...someone with credibility with the markets" to replace Treasury Secretary John Snow, who has come to be viewed as an ineffective messenger. They are also on the hunt to replace Jim Towey, director of the President's faith-based initiative, who left saying the effort had "faced a steady headwind from Day One." At one point, say G.O.P. officials, the White House was even inquiring about a possible ambassadorship for White House counsel Harriet Miers, but Bolten issued an unusual public denunciation of reports that she would be replaced. Bolten, 51, hopes to have most of his staff changes...
...second place, finishing in 6:19.5 to the Quakers’ 6:20.9.The second varsity’s row was similarly one-sided, continuing the boat’s season-long trend of racing to near-open-water leads before the 500-meter mark. Choppy conditions and a fierce headwind did little to stop a boat that hasn’t had contact with a crew beyond the 1000 all season long. Harvard claimed a slim seat advantage off of the high 20 to start the race, but the Crimson fought for five more seats in the next 15 strokes...
...Harvard varsity heavyweights started their fall campaign in familiar fashion, taking home first place at the Stonehurst Regatta in Rochester, N.Y. The win marked the eighth time the heavyweights have won in Rochester, with 2005 marking the sixth consecutive Stonehurst victory for the Crimson. Facing a strong headwind, the Crimson eight shared the lead with Brown throughout the first mile of the three-mile course but pulled away in the later two-thirds of the head race. A minor seat malfunction with 30 seconds remaining allowed Brown to gain a length on the first-place Harvard boat. The Crimson overcame...