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...election night--just as West Coast polls closed--TV pundits were already declaring that Canada's 21st Prime Minister was about to be pushed aside by the 22nd. Soon afterward, looking more relaxed than he ever had during the campaign, Martin stepped up to a podium emblazoned with party slogans to recall that on one of his appearances, he had met a little girl who inadvertently called him Paul--and then apologized for the lapse in protocol. "'Oh, I'm sorry, Prime Minister,'" he recalled her saying. Then he added softly, "Well, let me tell you, she can call...
Meissner is determined to add the triple Axel to her long program in Torino, but even without it, her programs are packed with the points that could land her on the podium. "I don't feel pressure about anything," she said, assessing her chances with youthful realism. "I've never gone to [the] world [championships], never won nationals, never been to the Olympics. So I have nothing to live...
...pipe fans should expect a stunning show in Torino. Despite winning four of the six possible men's and women's medals in Salt Lake City, expectations are even higher for the 2006 Games, which start on Feb. 10. "We are shooting for sweeps on both sides of the podium," says Bud Keene, the U.S. Olympic half-pipe coach. "Why would we shoot for anything else? We're taking an even stronger crew (to the Olympics) this time. Our men are just unbelievable, and our women are four of the seven strongest women in the world...
...Bush told the K-State crowd, speaking in a basketball arena, Bramlage Coliseum, with his image popping off huge screens on the scoreboard suspended at half court. "If I wanted to break the law, why was I briefing Congress?" He delivered the line with relish, then leaned on the podium to accept the thunderous applause. The President didn't mention that some Congressional leaders, from both parties, contend that the briefings were inadequate, self-serving or misleading...
Most of the pictures have the formal look of photos taken at presidential receptions. The images of Bush, Abramoff and one of his sons appear to be the rapid-fire shots--known in White House parlance as clicks-- that the President snaps with top supporters before taking the podium at fund-raising receptions. Over five years, Bush has posed for tens of thousands of such shots--many with people he does not know. Last month 9,500 people attended holiday receptions at the White House, and most went two by two through a line for a photo with the President...