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...rise in the PS has been as unassuming as it has been steady. Tapped in 1997 to occupy the party leadership that Lionel Jospin vacated to become Prime Minister, Hollande found himself captain of a sinking ship after Jospin's presidential bid unexpectedly imploded in mid-2002. Hollande nevertheless forged party unity in the notoriously fractious PS. But the party's fortunes only revived last spring, with stunning wins in regional and European elections, thanks to voters eager to punish Chirac's ruling conservatives. Leading the yes side to victory would reinforce Hollande's bona fides as leader. With...
...Nevertheless, Sullivan was pleased with his team’s performance in several aspects of the game...
...Nevertheless, as heartening as this year’s jump in fee waiver requests might be, these requests still only represent about 5 percent of all early applicants. And even if these numbers translate into a corresponding 50 percent increase in low-income freshmen, the University would still have a long way to go before its student body came close to reflecting the nation (and world) at large...
...wallowing. The Edge obsessed over his guitar sound, Clayton and Mullen Jr. hung around to offer criticism, encouragement and rhythm, and Bono checked in via cell phone during breaks from his various attempts to save the world. "He really wasn't around a hell of a lot," says Lillywhite. Nevertheless, his lyrics were the only thing flowing with relative ease. "It's all done in the morning now," says Bono cheerfully. "I used to stay out late and try to walk the muse home. Now I get up fresh-faced at 7 a.m. and take advantage of her while...
...death, though well anticipated, was nevertheless difficult for many Palestinians to absorb, not least because he had cultivated an aura of immortality by rejecting earthly comforts. He didn't have real friends, didn't particularly care for food, slept fitfully, never took vacations. When he wed, in old age, the marriage seemed like a sideshow, fatherhood an even stranger subplot. "No personal questions," he used to tell reporters, as if any creaturely detail would detract from the power of his cause. Even those closest to Arafat experienced him as a mystery, which was how he liked...