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...men’s team, placing first in the 5,000 meters with a personal best time of 14:38.83, which automatically qualifies him for the IC4A Championships in March. Holmquest lapped the field and finished over 30 seconds ahead of the second-place runner. “[The race] went pretty well,” Holmquest said. “One of my teammates led the race for two kilometers. And then I wasn’t racing against anyone, and I kind of left the field behind pretty early.” Assistant coach Matt Chisam, competing independently...
...conjure up the Third Army double-quick, you're fixing to die in the snow. Indeed, no Republican in modern politics has ever converted an insurgency into a nomination. If Huckabee does, it will be because for the first time in many years, the GOP has no real front runner. The party has yet to rally around Romney, despite his deep pockets and strong organization. Giuliani is out of step with religious conservatives and dogged by indicted friends, estranged children, reputed lovers and former wives. McCain has a habit of chastising his allies, and Fred Thompson has dropped like...
...Hillary Clinton, engagement with voters in Iowa - as well as her opponents' stepped-up attacks on her there - has come at a cost. She remains the clear front-runner nationally but looks much more vulnerable in the Hawkeye State, where the Democratic race has tightened to a three-way tie. Strikingly, the very advantages that Clinton enjoys elsewhere - being seen as a strong leader with the most electability - dissipate in Iowa. And she trails far behind Obama and John Edwards in perceptions that she has strong moral character, is inspiring and says what she believes. Voters also express emotional reactions...
...Both Democrats and Republicans in Iowa place more importance on character issues than on leadership and experience, which explains why Obama and Edwards have been able to challenge Clinton in the state. And those priorities have hurt the other national front-runner, Rudy Giuliani. Like Clinton, the former New York City mayor is seen as the most electable candidate in his party by voters nationally. But in Iowa, where the Republican base is dominated by social conservatives and where national-security fears come second to social and moral concerns, Giuliani suffers for the low evaluation of his character. Just...
...Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office said it found no evidence that Lee, a former Seoul mayor and the presidential front-runner for the conservative Grand National Party (GNP), participated in alleged fraudulent financial practices including stock-price manipulation in partnership with Korean-American executive Kim Kyung Joon...