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...unfortunately, the team couldn’t sustain that rhythm into the fifth set, when Endicott used a strong start to propel it to a quick victory...
...Democrats have suffered many setbacks. In particular, anger at the continually increasing rate of unemployment, now at 9.7 percent, in addition to the size of the deficit and the level of government spending, has led the national discourse to adopt a more populist, anti-government tone. Republicans have been quick to point fingers at the Democrats as the cause of these problems and the source of the nation’s anger. Obama responded to their claims with an appropriately combative tone in order to show that he is listening closely to the Americans’ concerns and will...
...promoting the common good and improving the quality of American life meant busting up monopolies and creating hard and fast rules for corporate responsibility. In Obama’s administration, it means advocating substantial financial reform without apology, illuminating the ills of the lobbying culture, and taking quick action against the Supreme Court’s recent, undemocratic ruling granting corporations the right to invest unlimited sums in political campaigns. Roosevelt attacked bankers and the titans of socially-detrimental enterprises from the right, standing up for individual entrepreneurial opportunity and a level economic playing field. Obama must attack from...
...custody of their parents or guardians. They were more interested in maintaining eight-hour babysitting facilities than running schools. Rather than confronting and truly aiding these children in discovering the bigger motivational, psychological, and emotional factors that were causing them to act out academically or otherwise, these administrators were quick to scream, intimidate, and channel the children to uniformed officers for reprimand. This treatment served to desensitize them to the fear of authority or detention, and began preparing them for a life within the justice system at an early...
...Columbia is the best in the league at full court pressure,” Delaney-Smith said. “The key is to stay poised and find the open player, and not make the quick pass. We had a lot of turnovers early on because of that...