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That lackluster turnout failed to dissuade Page and venerable musher Joe Redington Sr., who mortgaged his home and sold a piece of land to help finance the event's start-up costs. Their efforts helped persuade officials to stage the first full-length Iditarod in March, 1973, in which Dick Wilmarth and his lead dog, Hotfoot, triumphed by covering the inhospitable terrain in 20 days. Since 1983, the Iditarod - the word is said to mean "distant place" in indigenous Alaskan dialects - has steadily grown in popularity, becoming both the most popular sporting event in the state and an international touchstone...
Wurzelbacher, Joe • inability of to ply trade of - "I can no longer actually work as a plumber ... I show up to your house. Say you lean way left ... You don't like my politics. You sit there and say, 'Joe the Plumber overcharged me, Joe the Plumber broke this.' That makes national news ... I've spoken to some of my plumbing buddies in town and no one really wants to touch me right now" - is deemed by to be the fault of Ohio officials because ... because ... wait, there is no because
...It’s like he never left,” Crimson coach Joe Walsh says. “The kid loves this place. He could have gone into a major ACC or SEC program and been in their rotation and he wanted to stay...he got that feeling after one year...
...past. The return of a talented sophomore class, which features several 2008 regulars, means another year of experience for a revamped Crimson squad. A promising group of freshmen will fill a few of the gaping holes left by the class of 2008, the biggest of which depleted coach Joe Walsh’s starting rotation. The 2009 opening day lineup looks a lot different from last year’s, but the two have one thing in common: Stack-Babich in the middle of the order, just where his coach likes...
That is not to say there are no points of contention. Vice President Joe Biden told a security conference in Munich last month that although Washington was ready to listen, it expected more from Europe in return. When it comes to Afghanistan, European nations are still dragging their feet on troops. And on trade, Obama narrowly avoided an early confrontation with the E.U. when he changed the language of the "buy American" clause in the financial stimulus bill just days before the congressional vote...