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Chris Reynolds, a self-employed public-relations specialist, wasn't about to miss a playoff game for his beloved Philadelphia Phillies, who have won just a single World Series title in their 126-year existence. So Reynolds didn't hesitate to shell out $80 for his ticket earlier this month to watch his team pound the Los Angeles Dodgers on a perfect October afternoon at Citizens Bank Park...
...Childers, the common thread tying together Democrats is government concern for working families. As a teenager, he went to work in a convenience store after his father died, while his mother worked two minimum-wage jobs; he remembers borrowing $1,100 to get himself through Ole Miss. He's appalled by the $10 trillion national debt, but he's an economic populist who doesn't assume government spending is bad. He believes that Republicans convinced many Southerners that Democrats don't share their values because of hot-button culture issues like guns--he doesn't mention race...
...would have all jumped off a ledge by now if we hadn't had some fun along the way. I think people who don't know peta often miss the fact that we're poking fun at ourselves while we're trying to get people to open their eyes...
...necessarily written with data aggregation in mind. This summer, Dallas County, Texas, started posting records online, but before that, the only way to get information on foreclosures had been to march down to the courthouse and scan the corkboard where filings were posted. Even that was hit-or-miss--people often ripped down the paper postings instead of jotting down the addresses...
...haveta do Psets and stuff, not really, you know, talk. Some people are just good at that stuff,” he whispered in a language I could understand. But later that week, Flemings made a guest appearance in my section—he was going to have to miss class to row in the Head of the Charles. It was then that I discovered that Flemings, despite his apparent disingenuousness, had been hiding something. He, too, spoke the second language of the Harvard student. “I take issue with the state Court’s decision...