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...Inevitably, the combination of players and coaches migrating has tended to iron out national idioms, to some extent, and produce a version of the game whose tactics share a far great number of common characteristics. To be sure, the victory of rank outsiders Greece will long be remembered as one of soccer's great Cinderella story. But the way they won through - a superbly organized defense soaking up hours of pressure from more skillful and attacking opponents, and then winning by a single goal scored a quick headed goal on the counterattack or from a free kick or corner, left...
...testament to civility and bipartisanship, not to mention how it would drive the White House crazy. The actual list of serious contenders grew to about 25. Kerry consulted just about every Democrat who matters, including Bill and Hillary Clinton, all his fellow Democratic Senators and much of the rank and file in the House. One big booster of Edwards was Kerry's senior Senator, Ted Kennedy, who had taken the impressive newcomer under his wing the day he set foot in the Senate. South Carolina's Fritz Hollings, one of Kerry's closest allies, fretted that Edwards might be vulnerable...
...SARS disclosures prompted the ouster of two proteges of Jiang Zemin, 77, China's former President and current chairman of the Central Military Commission. And the Tiananmen letter threatens the chairman's efforts to secure his legacy as a great leader. Indeed, because of the doctor's high rank in the military, Jiang Zemin, in his capacity as military chief, is the only person with legal authority to order his detention. As of last week, Jiang Yanyong showed no inclination to oblige his captors. Says a colleague: "His position on the probity of his opinions hasn't changed...
Russell inquired as to why the school did not include class rank, then suggested that the counselor include the class rank as an exception—a decision he admits crossed the line...
...Russell said. “The student was going to finish third in his class, but his school reported it as ‘top 20 percent.’ I was disappointed that the AI was far below what I had computed [when including his actual class rank...