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...grass-roots dismay began with the disputed election result in Florida, 2000. The Republicans seemed far more tough-minded in pursuit of the prize, bringing in their heavy guns--the Jeb Bush operation, family consigliere Jim Baker and, ultimately, five Supreme Court justices--to win the presidency. Then the Democrats in Congress made the disastrous assumption that Bush would be amenable to bipartisan compromise. "Bipartisanship is another name for date rape," the fanatic G.O.P. tax cutter Grover Norquist later said, in what could stand as an epitaph for the gullible Congressional Democrats. No less a liberal than Ted Kennedy gave...
...captain and forward Tyler Kolarik intercepted an errant UMass pass at the blue line as the Minutemen [9-4-3] prepared to establish their power-play offensive set and quickly advanced the puck along the right-hand wall to Mandes before racing down the center of the ice in pursuit. As the pair descended on goal, the one defender left standing in their way chose to seal off Kolarik, leaving Mandes to close the deal...
...pursuit of the puck and aggressive play dried up shortly after, as the Crimson managed just seven shots in the second period after unleashing 18 in the first...
...Wesley Clark was prodded and provoked; and we never ceased to be amazed at the show’s ability to bring out the best, and worst, in the candidates. The benefits of such an amazing opportunity deserve to be recognized and should encourage an even more active pursuit of events that stir student interest in politics...
...backs of suffocating trucks, on the decks of leaking fishing boats - to reach Europe. Abdi Salan crossed Ethiopia, Sudan, Libya and the Mediterranean before touching Italian territory. His journey started in January, when he left his family and friends behind to embark on a harrowing odyssey in pursuit of his European dream. This is his story. THE FIRST STEP In Mogadishu, the sweet-faced, rail-thin young man named Abdi Salan Mohammed Hassan is known for his football prowess. He plays endless matches in the city's empty lots and with his quick feet and broad shoulders excels at every...