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...been set up for the cameras. The candidate was ushered out of the building, with his family and staff. The press was ushered off to a hotel for three hours in a mirrored dining room, until McCain finished a fund raiser. The campaign entered a rare state of lockdown...
...own—is vulnerable to attack. Kazmierczak’s rampage was not a result of failing campus security at NIU. On the contrary, officers responded immediately to a call of shots fired on campus at 3 p.m. and by 3:07 p.m., the campus was on lockdown. Had Kazmierczak not killed himself at the scene of the attack, these security procedures—put in place after last April’s shooting at Virginia Tech—most likely would have prevented further killings. But in spite of elaborate security measures, random and tragic acts of violence...
...Pink’s not my favorite color, but it is fun to see the big wave of pink out there.” The “big wave of pink” cheered ever louder in the second half, when the Crimson used sharp shooting and a lockdown defense—the Bears made just eight shots from the field after halftime—to pull away from the league’s weakest team. With just one senior and two juniors on its roster, Brown proved unable to hang with a veteran Harvard team for 40 minutes...
...Though without the absolute lockdown secrecy of the papal conclave - or the accompanying media speculation - the Superior General's election has its own traditions. And intrigue. The voting begins only after four days of what in Latin is called "murmuratio" or private discussions among the delegates about necessary requisites and possible candidates for the job. Anyone showing any sign of ambition is automatically disqualified. Then, after a prayer to the Holy Spirit and oath of allegiance, the voting is carried out with secret written ballots...
...Harvard defense put the lockdown on Strong, who scored just three points after the break. Instead, sophomores Corey Lowe and Scott Brittain picked up the slack to combine for 27 second-half points...