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...though, the decision will be Paterson's. Before becoming governor, he was a powerful state senator; used to the rough-and-tumble world of Albany politicking, he's unlikely to be bullied by the Kennedy family or anyone else. Says Sheinkopf: "He's not a guy who responds to that kind of pressure. He is extraordinarily smart and is political by birth. He will not cave...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Other Senate Vacancy: Who Will Replace Hillary? | 12/9/2008 | See Source »

...made up of two individuals with differing backgrounds and personalities—will succeed at the polls.‘POLITICAL VIEWS: APATHETIC’The contrast between James and Wong is most apparent in the discussion of their life stories and political experiences.James speaks unabashedly about his rough background growing up in the South with his sister and mother, who, disabled from a back injury, provided an annual income of about $10,000.“It’s an atmosphere that either encourages you to succeed or to get out of the way. The people who live...

Author: By Ellen X. Yan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: James, Wong Eager To Serve | 12/8/2008 | See Source »

...doses of the vaccine - half the U.S. supply - when regulators discovered that it had been tainted with bacteria. Americans were urged to reserve shots for the ill or elderly, but so many people opted out of shots that the country actually ended up with a surplus. "That was a rough year," says Bridges...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Flu Vaccine | 12/8/2008 | See Source »

...North Dakota] is a very talented team that has got off to a bit of a rough start and hasn’t had a great deal of luck scoring goals,” Donato said. “They were hungry tonight, and I think they executed...

Author: By Courtney D. Skinner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Harvard Cannot Capitalize on Chances | 12/7/2008 | See Source »

...where an insouciant-in-spite-of-it Kanye robo-raps over melted-butter synths and a soulful, multi-tracked hook. The loss that pervades “808s” also stems from the recent death of Kanye’s mother (guy’s had a rough year). On “Welcome to Heartbreak,” he reevaluates. “My friend show me pictures of his kids,” he laments, “And all I can show him was pictures of my cribs.” His mother?...

Author: By Jake G. Cohen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Kanye West | 12/5/2008 | See Source »

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