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...CHUNG: First off, I want to congratulate you on your Oscar victory. You nailed all of the top six categories, while I only predicted four of them, officially marking the last time I ever expect simple quality to prevail over hype in my Oscar predictions. You were also right in guessing this year’s broadcast would be one of the most boring yet; you know you’re in for a stultifying evening when the biggest surprise is in the “Animated Short Film” category...
...Ayatollah Sistani and his supporters, since they recognize these as a caretaker arrangement bridging the brief interlude between the transfer of sovereignty and the holding of elections. Because they make up almost two-thirds of Iraq's population, the Shiites see a democratic election as the best means to prevail in the future power arrangement. For the same reason, the Kurds, in particular, were hoping to have their autonomy codified before a new elected Iraqi leadership takes power in Baghdad. They had hoped to not only maintain their current functional autonomy in the territory carved out by the Coalition...
...ADVICE FOR KOBE BRYANT? It's going to be a big battle, and it's a tough area up there where he's trying the case. He's got to get the background of his accuser before the jury, and if he can do that, he's going to prevail. He's got great lawyers, and I think he'll be ultimately acquitted...
...Because the NFL cannot prevail on any of these defenses, the rule must be sacked." SHIRA A. SCHEINDLIN, U.S. District Court judge, using football metaphors in her ruling that the NFL's eligibility rule for teenagers violates antitrust laws...
With the overall score knotted 3-3, all the pressure lay on Chu’s shoulders, and as the freshman played the day’s last match against veteran Tar Heel senior Kendrick Bunn, it seemed that the feisty upstart might actually prevail twice...