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Wang and Martire, ranked No. 45 nationally, fired the opening salvo at No. 2 doubles, routing Penn’s Nikky Ptak and Raluca Ciochina, 8-1, despite ailments which limited the play of each—Martire a lingering ankle injury, Wang having fallen sick prior to the match the previous...
This week the empire will strike back. The President's re-election team, which has raised more than $140 million, will air its first television ads of the presidential campaign--a salvo designed to re-establish the President in the public mind as a decisive, principled leader, uniquely equipped to strengthen the economy and win the war on terrorism. These spots will not go after Kerry because that would set the wrong tone, say Bush advisers. "We're going through a process: first, correct everything that's been said about the President, and then we're going to correct...
...After the World Trade Organization last week backed E.U. sanctions against the U.S. over its illegal antidumping law, Brussels quickly warned that only days remained for the U.S. to head off separate WTO-endorsed sanctions against a $4 billion annual tax break for American firms. But the more symbolic salvo came as Washington last week banned imports of French foie gras and other processed meats, saying 11 manufacturers failed to meet health standards. Calling the measure "unjustifiable," Agriculture Minister Hervé Gaymard lobbied hard in Washington . Meanwhile, the country's wine producers met with Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin...
...petition is the latest salvo by the Harvard Gay and Lesbian Caucus (HGLC) in a battle against the University’s decision to allow the U.S. military to recruit at Harvard Law School...
...Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary.Simon Winchester serves up a fascinating account of the colorful cast of characters responsible for the epic compilation. Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation. The U.K.'s surprise best seller of the holiday season, Lynne Truss's wonderfully pedantic salvo is sure to warm the hearts of would-be copy editors everywhere. Between You and I: A Little Book of Bad English. Another unapologetic linguistic curmudgeon, James Cochrane, skewers offenders who say "could of" instead of "could have" and confuse "amount" - to be used with nouns that have no plural...