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With her clear, dazzlingly romantic voice, there's never been much doubt that k.d. lang is capable of greatness. The only question has been whether she could find the sort of material that would match her maverick sensibilities with those of the eclectic mix of country expatriates, torch-song aficionados and pop devotees that make up her following...
...institutional affiliation," Coles says. "I was a loner, a maverick...
What confronted this increasingly hawkish panel last week was a maverick economy that simply refuses to do what it's told. The Fed had raised rates a quarter of a percent--or 25 basis points, in the lingo--no fewer than five times since last June, with little tangible impact on either GDP growth or unemployment. Joblessness stood at just 3.9% in April, its lowest level in three decades. This persistent lack of idleness sent shivers up the spines of FOMC members, who fear that tight labor markets will lead to inflationary wage increases. To make matters worse, from...
...fans, including many of his former and current players, insist that while Knight may be a maverick with a short fuse, he's also an incredible coach who demands the best from his team and pushes them to succeed academically. And the numbers support those claims: Knight's teams have won three national championships and his players have one of the highest rates of graduation among Division One programs. It's the stories behind the numbers that make people nervous. He's been cited at least a dozen times during his career at Indiana for violent and/or threatening behavior toward...
...laughable. Some thought that he was pro-choice. Others thought that he was the more "liberal" of the two major Republican candidates. But at least everyone knew the one crucial thing to understand about John McCain: His alleged genuineness. The opposite of the fast-talking politicians, McCain was a maverick and someone who spoke from the heart with his "straight talk." But a May 9th smoke-filled room summit with Republican nominee Texas Gov. George W. Bush may finally reveal the truth about one of the most brilliant political con-jobs of the modern...