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...Having proved over the weekend that he can, when push comes to shove, prevail on Ariel Sharon to do his bidding, President Bush may have inadvertently made 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue the address for complaints over Israeli behavior. First up: Israel's effort to limit the terms of a U.N. fact-finding mission established to investigate the recent battle at Jenin. Israel is holding off for fear that it is being set up for prosecution or a smear campaign. But European Union commissioner Romano Prodi says he'll use Sunday's Washington summit to press President Bush to "use his influence...
...Brazilian? "Arise, O Lord, and let not Brazil prevail over us, Put them in fear, O Lord. Rise up, O Lord, lift up your hand, Confound the might of Ronaldo and Rivaldo And put Ronaldinho to confusion. O God, if nothing else, award us a dubiously offside goal in the last minute, That the world may know that you are our God, And through you we will triumph over our adversaries, This time making it all the way to the final, Even if it is on a Sunday and no one will go to church. Amen. ?pre-match litany written...
...election year, if anyone nudges the President's hand on this legislation, it won't be Congress - it will be the voters. No politician wants to start off the election cycle with a "victory" over extremely expensive - and extremely popular - prescription drug benefit legislation. So if Republicans prevail with a slightly less costly plan, they?ll spin it as a triumph of responsible government over the whims of spendthrift Dems. And if the Dems are the big winners, we?ll get an earful about the victory of the people over tightwad Republicans...
That victory—combined with Penn’s win at No. 3 doubles—was enough to give Penn the one-point advantage. Though Lingman and Martire won their matches again, neither Bajin nor Broughton nor senior Lara Naqushbandi could prevail, giving Penn the victory...
...this race, unethical practices sometimes prevail, Lewis says...