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...critics, of course, fear that if he's allowed indefinite re-election, he'll simply morph into another Fidel Castro. Despite - or because of - the Cuban leader's longevity in power (or the record of other would-be rulers-for-life), Latin Americans look askance at lifetime presidencies. That's why even voters next door in Colombia look set to deny their remarkably popular conservative President, Alvaro Uribe, a third term when his second expires in 2010. Chávez does have an authoritarian streak and is indeed a gushing admirer of Castro, and with the legislature and judiciary firmly...
...lost any offense,” co-captain Jimmy Fraser says. “If anything, we’ve gained some for this upcoming season.”Harvard hopes that both Killorn and Moore, two products of the national junior hockey stage, can quickly morph into offensive threats. Killorn, who hails from Montreal. has already shown promise by scoring his first collegiate goal in last Friday’s exhibition game against Québec-Trois-Rivières.“Alex is one of the most talented freshmen that we’ve had around since...
Perhaps this is why the idea of Dalton—what she represents, as opposed to who she was—feels so relatable. There is something in her languorous pronunciation of consonants—L’s and R’s morph into disyllabic sounds—that draws nebulous, martyrizing declarations out of those who knew her well and those who didn’t. “There was no fire behind her,” bass player and producer Harvey Brooks told NPR in reference to her attempts at studio recording...
...with the stranger on holiday is a lot sexier than any tryst you'd have back home. Call it the thrill of the new or the out-of-towner glow, but whatever the explanation, a simple change in scenery can snap people out of their crackling dry spell and morph them into human catnip...
...wave of criticism focused on Obama's use of the word "bitter," over the weekend critics concentrated more on Obama's use of the word "cling" and the negative connotation it gave to people's attachments to guns and God. "I think you're on dangerous ground when you morph that into suggesting that people's cultural values, whether its religion or hunting and fishing or concerns about trade, are premised solely upon those of kind of anxieties and don't have a legitimate foundation independent of them," Indiana Senator Evan Bayh told reporters while campaigning for Clinton in Indiana...