Word: mason
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...least four factors are driving turnout: wide-open races for both party's nominations, the historic candidacies of both a black man and a woman, a general concern about the direction of the country and rising economic anxiety. Michael McDonald, a political scientist at George Mason University who studies voter participation, pointed in particular to Barack Obama, whose age and cross-party appeal has helped attract unusual numbers of independents and young people to Democratic contests. As of now, he says, independents are breaking for Democrats by a ratio of two to one. "One of the reasons why independents...
Because most illnesses aren’t caused by a single gene, research today often focuses on discovering the genes that, when aggregated in an individual, contribute to disease, according to Mason W. Freeman ’73, professor at Harvard Medical School and chief of the Lipid Metabolism Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital...
...holes in it," says David Marin, the minority staff director for the committee. "One of those two things is going to happen." Really? First off, this conclusion presumes that either Clemens or McNamee suddenly changes his story, and admits that he lied. That's the first long shot. "Perry Mason has been off the air for years," says Fordham University law professor James Cohen. "No one is going to crack...
Freshman Derick Chui captured two backstroke victories in the 100 and 200-meter events, while senior Sam Wollner followed suit with wins in the 200 and 400-meter freestyle. Sophomore Mason Brunnick touched the wall just over a second behind Wollner for a second-place finish in the 400. Junior Eric Lynch took first in the 1500-meter freestyle, with teammates Alex Meyer and Blake Lewkowitz taking second and third, respectively. Twin brothers Bill and Dan Jones finished 1-2 in the 100-meter butterfly and 2-3 in the 200-meter butterfly...
...Conventional wisdom" - reflected in an article by this reporter earlier this week - "has a name for candidates who rely on the youth vote: loser," said Michael McDonald, an expert on voter turnout at George Mason University. "Clearly, this was different...