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...first time the Charles will have a sanctioned race in its waters in more than five decades, but according to Charles River Swimming Club President Frans S. Lawaetz, it’s also one of the first fresh-water swimming race in a downtown section of a major U.S. city...
...bratty behavior pales in comparison when considering the more powerful argument against the primary: One of the smallest and most affluent states in the country (not to mention one of the most predominantly white) has the power to greatly influence the presidential candidate offered by each of the two major parties...
...turned out, Little Nell was dead, which may bode ill for Harry. Rowling has said that two major characters die in the final volume of the series, and judging from the way the sixth book ended, Harry could certainly be one of them...
Before he took over as British Prime Minister last month, Gordon Brown's speeches often included a familiar refrain. Britain's economy, the then-Chancellor of the Exchequer would thunder, boasted sustainable growth - averaging almost 2.9% over the past decade, modest interest rates and low inflation. "Of all the major economies - America, France, Germany, Japan," Brown boasted late last year, "Britain has enjoyed the longest postwar period of continuous growth...
...watering 15%, analysts at Bank of America point out in a recent note. That's a long way off today's level. And unemployment neared 10% in 1991, triggering record numbers of home repossessions. With today's jobless rate at 5.4%, comfortably below the level in Europe's other major economies, the labor market offers a good deal more support...