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After he cast his ballot in the morning, McCain took a quick flight from Phoenix to Grand Junction, Colo., for a final rally, along with a visit to volunteers in New Mexico. (The pilot of Straight Talk Air was forced to abort the initial landing in Albuquerque because of winds and heavy turbulence. We circled around and landed. Press cheered and sang "Highway to the Danger Zone," a regular campaign rally favorite...
These events were designed to give the television networks fresh pictures to remind people to vote. But it's all a kabuki dance. The last days of a modern presidential campaign have a rote feel - quick flights followed by airport-hangar rallies in which McCain makes jokes, strains his vocal cords and repeats the same speech he has been making for about two weeks. If the microphones are not working well, which is often the case, he jokes that they are "brought to you by the Democratic National Committee." When he gets to the part where he calls Barack Obama...
...While some quick action was taken after last year's pet food scandals, the response was narrowly focused on the exposed cases. The country's top watchdog revoked the business licenses for two companies that produced adulterated wheat gluten blamed for the death of thousands of pets in North America and another that shipped the diethylene glycol used in cough medicine that killed more than 100 Panamanians."While China's State Council announced new rules for stricter controls on food producers and tougher punishments for violators, poor oversight allowed producers to adulterate dairy products and animal feed with melamine until...
...established. Despite shaky intonation at the beginning of the piece, the orchestra played with appropriately dry, exact rhythm, supported by the remarkably pure tone of the French horns. The first clarinet (Billy T. Marks ’11) delivered a nuanced solo, and the orchestra maneuvered quick changes from quick rhythmic jabs to charming, almost sarcastic melodic sections. The second movement began with a sweet, floating melody, with sparkling duets from the flutes and oboes. Later, the mood changed to a spooky, swaying sound from the strings, punctuated by elegant solos from the harpist (Krysten A. Keches...
...It’s one of the necessary steps and stages from the junior levels to college to top tennis.” Sophomore Aba Omodele-Lucien the No. 1 seed of the Singles A draw of the tournament started the tournament in a dominant stride, making quick work of his first opponent, Brian Song of Dartmouth College, in straight sets for a 6-2 6-1 lead. Omodele-Lucien went on winning until he encountered Czech Jindra Chaloupka of Saint Francis College in the semifinals. “Chaloupka is one of strongest players in the region...