Word: rocks
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...rock star of priests. Greek Orthodox leader Archbishop Christodoulos surfed the Web, cracked jokes and made a point of welcoming people who had AIDS. He mended an age-old rift with the Vatican by receiving Pope John Paul II in 2001?the first visit to Greece by a Pope in 1,300 years. He urged young people to come "as you are, earrings and all," and dramatically upped church attendance. Despite criticism for his sometimes shrill nationalism and willingness to meddle in politics?as when he called the Turks "Eastern barbarians" or attacked NATO's bombers of Serbia as "pawns...
...strength of her performance in debates-in which she routinely left Obama seeming green and tongue-tied-and the strength of the smart, nuanced positions she took on issues like health care and energy independence. But most of all, Clinton conveyed the impression that she was a rock, an unflappable presence in a stormy time for our country. You might disagree with her, but she had positioned herself as the ultimate, reasonable alternative to the dim-witted machismo of the Bush presidency...
When things hit rock bottom, there is no way to go but up. Based on what has happened to the Crimson in the first half of its season, this is perhaps the kind of optimism that the Harvard wrestling team must learn to embrace. Forced to compete with a lineup that is a far cry from what was expected at season’s start, the Crimson fell to 0-6 after losses to Lehigh and Army this weekend in its home opener at the Malkin Athletic Center. Among Harvard’s injured wrestlers were co-captain Robbie Preston...
...give the Flag something of an identity crisis: Slot machines glow in one corner; another looks like a homely living room; garish posters advertise budget meals; flat screens hang ready for televised sports; a bar runs the length of the pub to a small stage that showcases local rock bands. But, the vast pub is empty. Says Herring, "They know we are closing so they won't even renew Sky Sports [the subscription TV channel that carries Premier League soccer...
Bill Clinton spent years rebranding himself as a global rock star, Hillary Clinton as the workhorse Senator who knew her stuff. She had the money, the machine and the momentum, until all of a sudden she didn't. There was Barack Obama, on his postpartisan pedestal, a transformational figure who somehow made hope sound hip, raised tons of cash, got kids to actually show up and vote, had red-state Democrats lining up to endorse him. This was not the fight the Clintons had trained for. Something had to change, and quickly...