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...worked on just being smart and staying on my feet,” Harris says. “At least early in the season, in pickup or playing in practice, the majority of fouls come from jumping on pump fakes. So if I stay down and play smart, I think I can avoid major foul trouble...

Author: By Ted Kirby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: BASKETBALL '06: Forward Progress | 11/15/2006 | See Source »

...Portion of those remittances used by recipients in developing nations to pay daily bills, preventing savings and investment that could pump up their countries' economy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Numbers: Nov. 13, 2006 | 11/5/2006 | See Source »

...citizens' initiative in Arizona--which, with 19 measures on its ballot, has more than any other state--would require farmers to give pregnant pigs and calves raised for veal a little more living space. Another aims to pump up voter turnout by setting up a $1 million jackpot for one lucky voter every two years. A Nebraska measure proposes to double funds for treating compulsive gamblers, to $1 million. Voters in Colorado and Nevada will decide whether to make the possession of up to an ounce of marijuana legal, while those in South Dakota vote on whether pot should...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign 2006: Election Guide | 10/29/2006 | See Source »

...break the record again next year, but most important is that we break our fundraising record,” says Laughlin. We have our sights on a single day when Life is good Pumpkin Festivals raise a million dollars.” Maybe next year they’ll pump (get it?) efforts up even more...

Author: By Asli A. Bashir, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Boston in a frenzy over smashing pumpkin record—30, 128, to be exact. | 10/25/2006 | See Source »

...Democrat-scarce zones like Mississippi, giving local party officials $8 million to carry out his controversial "50-state strategy." The Democratic National Committee chairman argues that if the Democrats want to win presidential elections, they need to spend to build strong state parties across the country rather than pump all their cash into swing states like Ohio. Other top officials, led by Illinois Representative Rahm Emanuel, the man in charge of electing Democrats to the House on Nov. 7, have fumed at what they consider Dean's boneheaded approach. They wonder why he is investing in a victory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dean Leaves No State Behind | 10/23/2006 | See Source »

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