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...proven already, and beyond the shadow of doubt, that America is, in fact, ready for a black president—which, in actuality, is a veiled way of saying that white America is prepared to confront the myth of white supremacy,” he wrote in the letter...
...feeling confident going into election day. Pre-election polling showed that he had a significant lead over his Republican opponent, and exit-polling conducted on the day of the election predicted that Bradley would emerge victorious. But when all of the ballots were finally counted, the pollsters were proven wrong—fewer white voters had actually cast their ballots for Bradley than polling had anticipated. Daniel J. Hopkins ’00, a post-graduate fellow in government and social studies, said that the “Bradley effect” is “a systematic difference between...
...successful debut. “This event is primarily for the freshman and sophomores, to give them a taste of what college fencing is all about and kick off some nervous butterflies they have,” Harvard coach Peter Brand said. “They have more than proven themselves.” With many new faces on the team, Brand expressed a bit of worry about his women’s team prior to yesterday’s event. “We are trying to manage some of the weak spots that we have on the women?...
...predictions of campaigns buyoed by youth support have proven illusory before. In 2004, for example, youth voting, measured as a percentage of the overall vote, remained stagnant...
Nkunda had proven his point, and may have achieved what he wants: a spurt of international attention, and the potential for talks with the Congolese president Kabila to air his grievances. He is in a position of strength - he's made it clear that government forces are no match for his men, and Goma is his for the taking. "Nkunda wants direct negotiations with the government," says Van Woudenberg, of Human Rights Watch. "And now he now holds the ultimate bargaining chip - the town of Goma...