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Appeal to independent voters--those not tied to either party--is an increasingly rare commodity in McCain's party. Republicans used to think they could ignore independents because many were independent in name only, reliably voting for one party or the other without joining it. And independents have long been vital to the Democrats: since more Americans consider themselves conservatives than liberals, Democrats have to win big among moderates to get a majority...
...Occupying the largest landmass of any nation, Russia has just begun to tap its natural resources and national potential. Putin's rise to power in 1999 is an astonishing story and was a stroke of genius by an otherwise embarrassing drunk of a President, Boris Yeltsin. Putin is that rare individual who came to govern Russia without the cancerous corruption that seems to plague East European politics. We have watched him grow over the past eight years into a brilliant politician and forceful leader, who is determined to bring his country to the forefront of world affairs. I wouldn...
...Occupying the largest landmass of any nation, Russia has just begun to tap its natural resources and national potential. Putin's rise to power in 1999 is an astonishing story and was a stroke of genius by an otherwise embarrassing drunk of a President, Boris Yeltsin. Putin is that rare individual who came to govern Russia without the cancerous corruption that seems to plague East European politics. We have watched him grow over the past eight years into a brilliant politician and forceful leader who is determined to bring his country to the forefront of world affairs. I wouldn...
...Sophomore defenseman Chad Morin and junior forward Jimmy Fraser each scored their first goal of the season this weekend...The Crimson suffered a mental breakdown against the Bobcats in the second period and took a penalty for too many men on the ice. The next night, Richter took a rare goalie penalty for high-sticking. —Staff writer Robert T. Hamlin can be reached at rhamlin@fas.harvard.edu...
...University of New Hampshire political science professor Dante Scala estimates these "McBamas" make up only 3% of the electorate. As rare as unicorns, perhaps, but just as fascinating, and potentially significant. While an Obama adviser described those split between the two as "a small sliver of the universe," the campaign is paying attention to it, as "everybody is very conscious of what happened to Bill Bradley in 2000" - when independents abandoned the moderate Democrat and helped give McCain a victory. Amy Pellerin, 38, a speech pathologist from Boscawen, N.H., was one of them. In 2004, she liked McCain so much...