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...Even as Washington on Friday awaited DeLay's relinquishment of the majority leader's role, Texas tea leaf readers saw more trouble ahead. A new Republican challenger, already dubbed the "dragonslayer" by one Houston political columnist, launched his campaign for the party's nomination in DeLay's hometown of Sugarland. Coincidentally, DeLay reportedly signaled his intention to reclaim his seat on the powerful Appropriations Committee, a valued position for a congressman seeking reelection...
...Islam Online, a popular website that posts news about the insurgency, reported that insurgents in restive Anbar province were even seen manning checkpoints to protect voters from attacks by Al Qaeda. In Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, locals described long lines and no major attacks. The polling centers in Fallujah were overwhelmed by the participation, locals told TIME, and unhappy residents complained that some election centers didn't have enough ballot boxes...
...scoring drought of more than eight minutes against hometown rival Boston University sent the Crimson to its fifth consecutive loss, a 70-59 decision last night at Lavietes Pavilion...
...Diet Coke with a definitive click. “It’s inside of me, it’s a part of me. It’s who I am.” Fee wistfully recalled his Bar Mitzvah, held at a dimly-lit teen discotheque in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. “A huge part of me just wanted to be out there, letting loose. But then this other, equally huge part of me knew that I would probably fall...
...grandmother means well, but I have to grit my teeth when the topic of dating comes up. I recently dated someone for sixteen months, and he visited my rural hometown after we had been together for a year. Afterwards, she e-mailed to say that she enjoyed meeting my “friend.” I’m not quite sure where the quotes came from, since she’s fairly tolerant and fully aware that we had been dating for a while. It’s not that big of a deal, but it grates...