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...among the citizenry with only one obstacle still blocking the way: age restriction. According to the Twenty-Sixth Amendment, only American citizens who have reached the age of 18 years possess the inalienable right of suffrage. By disenfranchising the seventy million citizens under that age, we as a nation relinquish our claim to be a democracy or even a truly representative republic...
Upon her return minutes later, Mannering scored six consecutive points, helping Harvard take a 12-10 lead that it wouldn’t relinquish...
...Friday, it was a Maki goal, with dishes ultimately credited to Mandes and Du, that felled Union. And then, less than nine minutes later, it was a Reese tally, with assists from Mandes and Maki, that iced the contest, giving the Crimson a 3-0 advantage it would never relinquish...
However, the Crimson did not cave, never allowing the Huskies to get out in front by more than a basket. The team did relinquish the lead twice, but the Crimson stormed back with runs of 4-0 and 6-0 to keep the game under its control...
...some Republicans angry and concerned that their party looks arrogant. During a private caucus last Wednesday, more than 200 G.O.P. lawmakers argued for four hours over a proposal by Texas Representative Henry Bonilla, a DeLay loyalist, to do away with an 11-year-old party rule requiring leaders to relinquish their posts if indicted. DeLay, who stood in the back of the room and remained silent, insists he didn't orchestrate the change. Under the new rules, the party's steering committee will review an indictment and recommend whether the accused should step aside, and then all House Republicans will...