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...sure winner. Traditionally, the haredim vote in a solid block, obedient to their rabbis. But Porush, a snowy-bearded, autocratic "prince" of a political-religious dynasty, had angered many Hassidic Ger rabbis, known for wearing black, long-tailed robes and boxy fur hats even during the sweltering summer heat. For generations, the Porush family and the Ger have been rivals inside the cloistered Haredi community...
...going off the grid isn't as simple as unplugging your television. The grid isn't just electricity but water, heat, waste management - even your cable signal. And then there's the gas that powers your car, the government-funded roads you drive on and the air in which you fly. That's where Black comes in. He has just written a book called Living Off the Grid, a practical guide to weaning yourself off the electrical milk of modern life. To Black, the benefits of going gridless aren't just about the environment - though with electricity responsible for about...
...conserve, conserve, conserve. Most of us waste electricity in a hundred ways, both small (leaving our appliances plugged in and drawing a subtle charge) and large (holding on to energy-wasting appliances and lightbulbs). Reduce that waste by purchasing more-efficient appliances and tightening up insulation to avoid heat loss from your home, and you're already decreasing your dependence on the grid. "Those things will significantly reduce your bills and you'll [still] be able to lead a fairly comparable lifestyle," says Black...
...Over the course of three debates right in the heat of the crisis, voters got to take the measure of the men directly - no stadium crowds, no stunts, no speechwriters to save them. They were being told that Obama was a dangerous radical who hung out with terrorists. Simply by seeming sober and sensible, he both reassured voters and diminished McCain, whose attacks suddenly seemed disingenuous. A New York Times survey found that people who changed their views on Obama were twice as likely to say they had grown more favorable, not less; those who now saw McCain differently were...
Obama looks to be in a statistical dead heat with McCain in the district (just as the Democratic challenger in the 25th, Joe Garcia, is neck-and-neck with the Cuban-American GOP incumbent, Mario Diaz-Balart). The key is how many Cuban-Americans Obama can poach from the GOP; and Obama volunteer Jose Realin thinks he can deliver them. Realin, 38, a bail bondsman and a lifelong registered Republican now on the Democrat's side, was heading out of the Obama campaign office in the 25th on Monday evening to knock on doors in Cuban neighborhoods. "They worry that...