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...roaring off to a speech--it is an anniversary in the Iran-Iraq war--near the Iraqi border. There is no mistaking Khatami when he slips back from the front of the plane, wandering down through a cabin decorated in late-1970s style. In contrast to his entourage's rough-edged, revolutionary look, his clerical attire is soft and cheerful: a pear-colored robe, a chocolate tunic, sporty tan calf loafers. He flashes the smile that has given hope to Iranians depressed by two decades of official somberness. As he makes his way, greeting officials, bodyguards and Iranian journalists...
...This promises to be a close race. Negative campaigning works - and may come to seem the only effective way to try to win the undecided voters, the McCain types who will be decisive. Both candidates know how to play rough, and both of them, I suspect, are persuaded that you cannot win without ruthlessness. The Marquis of Queensberry is for losers. George W. Bush imitates his father in almost all things; in 1988 Bush the elder hit Michael Dukakis with a number of rabbit punches - the Willie Horton business, for example...
...Despite attempts by the University to smooth over the rough spots, the tone of interaction between the two has descended to its worst levels in years, and each side blames the other...
...gave Yale and Princeton, two of the strongest teams in the nation, close matches, and definitely surprised most with the strength of our young team," junior foil Mark Lee said. "With a new coach, we knew we would be experiencing rough spots along the way this season. But our spirit is definitely an important factor that has kept us fighting hard to win each and every meet...
...have had kind of a rough season this year, but we are hoping to take what we have learned and come back stronger next season," Ghazal said. "We are all going to be working hard over the summer in order to get off to a strong start...