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...little bit,” Ridolfi said. “I know a lot of the players, because they work our [men’s] matches. I also look forward to it more because they’re a quality team. And it helps for our Patriot League competition...
...como el arquitecto de la pol?tica de Bush para incrementar la influencia de la Casa Blanca. Antes del 11 de septiembre, asesor? a la administraci?n en asuntos relacionados con la divulgaci?n de sus relaciones con ejecutivos de la industria energ?tica. Despu?s de los ataques, Gonz?les ayud? a redactar el Patriot Act, que ampli? el poder federal en nombre de la guerra contra el terrorismo. Su rol tambi?n fue relevante en la selecci?n de candidatos conservadores al poder judicial y, quiz? en un tono m?s controversial, estuvo involucrado de manera protag?nica, en las reuniones y memorandums que establecieron los principios para...
...White House that Gonzales became a chief architect of Bush's push to increase the White House's clout. Before 9/11, he advised the Administration on resisting disclosures about its dealings with energy-industry execs. After the attacks, Gonzales helped write the Patriot Act, which expanded federal power in the name of fighting terrorism. He also oversaw the selection of Bush's very conservative judicial nominees and, perhaps most controversial, was centrally involved in the meetings and memos that set guidelines for the treatment of suspected terrorists picked up overseas. That record led to a closer-than-expected Senate confirmation...
...sweeping reelection, a solidly performing British economy, the beginning of the British presidency of the European Union, the G8 summit at Gleneagles, and finally, the announcement of the 2012 London Olympics. Commentators wonder whether the attacks will afford the mandate for invasive legislation parallel to the U.S. Patriot Act, or perhaps instead, whether they will warrant the development of a supranational police and security force shared by the countries of the European Union...
...wedlock, for example, and that Lincoln as a young man had serious, nearly fatal depressions. Down on his luck, Herndon didn't publish his book until 1889. It didn't reach many readers, but he caught plenty of flak. "It vilely distorts the image of an ideal statesman, patriot, and martyr," the Chicago Journal said of his book. "It clothes him in vulgarity and grossness. Its indecencies are spread like a curtain to hide the colossal proportions and the splendid purity of his character...