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...long-range missiles, capable of reaching Tel Aviv, in the opening salvos of the conflict. Back then, it seemed only a matter of days, or hours, before an Israeli smart-bomb would find its way to the lair of Hizballah chief Hassan Nasrallah. That possibility now seems a longshot...
...These days, it's a longshot for a president to come from the Senate. John F. Kennedy was the latest to succeed where John F. Kerry most recently failed. But there are still plenty of aspirants: Senators Kerry, Hillary Clinton, Evan Bayh, John McCain and Chuck Hagel have all made moves in recent weeks to shore up their credentials. Perhaps the most interesting person to watch right now is Majority Leader Bill Frist. The doctor turned legislator is leaving in 2006, keeping his long-standing plans to retire from the Senate after two terms. Frist has to conduct a delicate...
...Wilber B. Churchill ‘05 was a longshot, but he made it onto the Krokadiloes on the strength of his audition number, Eazy-E’s “Nutz On Ya Chin.” One Krok commented, “You could really hear the emotion. And you knew that this guy believed what he was singing. It was really very powerful?...
Weiss is the longshot of the group—he has yet to see the ice in his Harvard career...
...hope that the state legislature is a bit smarter,” Weisbard said, adding “I know it’s a longshot...