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...other cyclist is my friend Christian Ward, 55, a New York City writer. This brave--and economical--lone traveler took his bike, loaded with 60 lbs. of camping gear, by train to Rutland, Vt. Studying his map, he calculated that he could ride the 45 miles to his destination that night. But his map did not show a little local landmark known as Sherburne Pass. After a few miles of steady climbing, he rested and asked a trucker where it leveled off. The answer: After 12 more miles. Ward considered turning back--often. But he pressed on, pushing the bike...
...myriad ropes, to keep him safely tied down. But great powers do not like international institutions they cannot dominate, where it is one nation, one vote. This is the crux of the matter, and it riles the European soul that the giant in their midst prefers to be the Lone Ranger, not the community-minded cop. This game will not subside soon. But what is America's long-term interest? Is it wise to slap punitive tariffs on steel and almost double the subsidies for American farmers? The U.S. is also No. 1 in trade; it could not possibly flourish...
...story of how White became a marked man is the latest dispatch from a secret war inside the Pentagon--a war over the shape and size of the American military in the 21st century. White finds himself fighting a two-front battle, because he is also the lone former Enron executive in the Bush Administration. Above all, the story is a reminder that to survive in Washington's bureaucratic wars, you have to be a master infighter. In this case, White went up against Rumsfeld, perhaps the best of them...
...RECOGNIZE YOURSELF IN THE MOVIE, OR DOES IT SEEM LIKE SOMEONE DIFFERENT? I know it's my name, but I don't associate with the name as much as the event. It would feel great to say I'm a lone ranger and did everything myself, but the people of Hinkley and judges and so many other people helped the case come to fruition...
While it was typical for the bulk of the women’s scoring to come in the field, the same couldn’t be said for the men, who have typically relied on their dominance on the track. But the thrower Patterson was the lone Harvard male athlete to score points...