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...disincentive for taking the test repeatedly, they ought to take it until their scores can no longer possibly improve. For applicants to competitive colleges, scoring a 2300 at first attempt will cease to be a happy relief, and instead be viewed as the first step in a marathon of test taking until they reach the magic 2400. Many students will inevitably spend more time preparing for and taking the SAT than they do currently, because there will be no downside to continually seeking a higher and higher score. Contrary to what Fitzsimmons says, Score Choice will further feed the unfortunate...
...website of the Daily Mail, another British paper, oozed schadenfreude over Caspar's coup with the marathon headline "Ooh La La: France's Culinary Bible Michelin Guide Picks Woman As New Editor - and She's German...
...Vilsack is an avid runner and ran a marathon in Arkansas in 2005 with the state's then-governor, Republican Mike Huckabee...
Senate Republicans and Democrats have been able to agree on precious little in the heated debate on whether to bail out the nation's beleaguered automakers. But in failing to reach a bipartisan compromise after marathon talks on Thursday, they effectively handed the hot-button issue to the person they believe should have dealt with it in the first place: President George W. Bush. And in a statement on Friday morning, the Administration said it would consider using the bank bailout money already approved by Congress to rescue the auto industry...
...while on Thursday, however, it looked like it might not come to that. After steadfastly refusing to negotiate in the beginning of the week on a plan they believed wouldn't force the Big Three to seriously restructure, Senate Republicans, led by Bob Corker of Tennessee, engaged in a marathon session of talks. By late in the day, it seemed like they might be amenable to a plan that would involve the automakers slashing their debt by March 31 and forcing the United Autoworkers Union to accept wage cuts that would put them on par with employees of foreign automakers...