Word: runner
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...Obama's tone was defensive and flat, and his answer to a question about whether Clinton should abandon her still unlikely bid for the nomination betrayed how the entire episode has knocked the front runner off his stride. "I'm sure that Senator Clinton feels like she's doing me a great favor," Obama said, "because she's been deploying most of the arguments that the Republican Party will be using against me in November." Which might be enough to make a guy bitter...
Have you ever fibbed your age? How about where you’re from? Of course there’s no harm in doing this, but where’s the point at which the little lies you tell become a giant fabrication? “The Runner,” the highly enjoyable debut book of David J. Samuels ’89, directly confronts this question, delving into the twisted world of Jim Hogue, the Ivy League’s most famous conman. Assuming and shedding identities the way one might try on a pair of jeans, Hogue...
...impression with his complete game, 2-1 victory over Cornell. Let's see if he can build on that momentum. - Nice play by Kramer who charged in from first base to make a sliding catch for out number one. - Maguire walks in a six-pitch at-bat. Runner on first, one out. - A come-backer to Hofeld nearly results in a double play, but a strong throw from Stoeckel comes in just late as DiCesare legs it out avoid making the final out of the inning. - Passed ball puts DiCesare in scoring position and puts a little more pressure...
...While the unrest in Tibet and Xinjiang and protests during the Olympic torch relay in Europe and the U.S. have pushed Beijing's air pollution out of the headlines, it still remains as a potential source of embarrassment for the host nation. Ethiopian runner Haile Gebrselassie, who has asthma, cited pollution in his decision not to run in the Beijing marathon, the event in which he holds the world record, although he will compete in other events. Likewise, tennis player Justine Henin, who won gold in Athens, says she may not play in Beijing...
...started by Warren, the second a dazzling catch-and-throw in the right field corner by senior Tom Stack-Babich—the damage would have been worse. The low defensive moment came when first baseman Chris Rouches dropped an easy underhand toss from the pitcher, putting the leadoff runner aboard in the fifth. “Right now we’re playing badly,” Walsh said. “We had a couple of errors in the infield that were inexcusable.” Warren, who had spent the previous night in the hospital...