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With a 4.9 percent margin of error—Bush polled 43 percent and Kerry came in at 45 percent...
...regatta, the Crimson led the ‘A’ division by eight points, while St. Mary’s held the ‘B’ division by a five- point margin, giving the Crimson a narrow three point cumulative victory...
...fashioned oratory, from Blair and then his special guest Bill Clinton, mesmerized the dissenters. Like any good two-man performance, it had its own careful rhythm: setup and payoff, stern and then sunny. The serious bit came early in the session, after delegates, by a 2-to-1 margin, rebuked Blair for his plans to deliver more public services with private contractors. Chastened he was not. The Prime Minister promised even more privatization, in a keynote speech that confirmed that while he may not be emotionally of the Labour Party, he undoubtedly commands it. Playing the role of paterfamilias, seldom...
...campaign efforts on area churches and their congregations. The tactic was effective because the people he appealed to were very responsive to the religious issues raised in the campaign. The church members became his “base voters” and he won the election by a strong margin...
...have had to tread at one time or another in our daily travels. Whether traversing a common room carpet in the aftermath of a 21st birthday party, the floor of any men’s bathroom—especially the perimeter of the toilet also known as the margin of error—or pits of flaming coals and boiling tar, one’s shoes are generally a comforting presence. Teddy, however, would disagree...