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...Francisco. And she was touched when he slipped into her Feb. 6 swearing-in ceremony as whip to pay his respects. They may recognize in each other kindred political instincts. Pelosi ran a three-year insurgency to snare the whip's job from the initial favorite, Maryland Congressman Steny Hoyer, by raising millions of campaign dollars in California and funneling them to grateful members of Congress. DeLay did the same to win his post...
...branches. It has since been picked up by the school system as an after-hours program, by a residential center and by the Boys and Girls Club. And the idea has quickly spread beyond Salt Lake City to about a dozen other cities around the country, from Oregon to Maryland. Each program is run independently. Some target kids with reading troubles; others are open to all comers. The dog handlers may serve as ad hoc tutors or simply lend a sympathetic ear. All the programs are run on the cheap by volunteers from local animal-therapy groups...
...says college administrators aren't finding ingenious ways to connect with their students? To capture better the fighting spirit of their sports teams, many colleges are redesigning their logos and mascots with more of a World Wrestling Federation feel. The University of Maryland is one of the latest institutions of higher learning to update its mascot. Officials hope that their newly buff diamondback Terrapin turtle, Testudo, will put a little fear in the hearts of opposing sports teams. Temple and Brigham Young universities also recently toughened up their sports icons (the former's owl symbol is now in attack mode...
...party for 20 girls, not for one girl. In the South, I can see people spending $50,000 on a party.” Young women who have experienced it first-hand admit that debuts do seem more momentous in the warmer states. Tanner moved from Maryland to Alabama when she was 12 years old. Her older sister was not invited to come out because the family hadn’t lived in the South long enough. “It’s really a sign of being accepted into Southern culture,” Tanner says...
...others “who weren’t driven by personal experiences” to join her in the fight against HIV-AIDS. Other students from local universities including Brandeis, Tufts, Boston University, Boston College and Mount Holyoke joined those from as far away as the University of Maryland...