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...Democratic channel changed from Happy Days to The Ultimate Fighter, Republicans settled on their standard-bearer. John McCain's final challenger, Mike Huckabee, bowed out with a smile. The G.O.P. can begin regrouping and mobilizing for the general election this fall while the Democrats pitch headlong into an intramural scrum that could leave their nominee - whoever wins - scarred and limping. Donna Brazile, an at-large member of the Democratic National Committee, urged party chairman Howard Dean to intervene before matters get out of hand. (Dean remains largely out of the fight, saying in a statement only that "as we head...
...time expires on the second period, a scrum develops along the boards. Donato stares intently, wary of injury—or perhaps watching for penalties. Again, Murphy calls for coincidental minors. Donato waits at the bench to plead his case, but Murphy has no interest. After giving directions to MacDonald, Donato strides off the ice, glancing up at the Coca-Cola scoreboard and shaking his head at the unfavorable shot count...
...have our first scuffle in front of the net, as this game begins to look more and more like last year's. Tallett, who was involved in the scrum, gets two minutes in the box. Huxley gets called for hitting after the whistle, along with Brown's Dave Robertson. 5-on-4 for the Bears...
...Bennett, 44, and Peter Shelton, 62, raising five young boys in Manhattan requires a daily battle plan. (Bennett also has a daughter, 19, from a previous marriage, who does not live with them.) A babysitter arrives early at the family's loft-style apartment to help manage the morning scrum. Then Shelton, an architect, and Bennett, a clothing designer whose career was launched on the Bravo reality show Project Runway, hit their offices, although she usually leaves hers around 3 p.m. After school, it takes one or both parents plus two sitters to get all the kids--Peik, 12; Truman...
...defenseman Brian McCafferty, who ripped a shot from just inside the blue line that found its way into the back of the net for a power-play goal to put Harvard up, 2-0. Shortly thereafter, play got more physical. Pelle and sophomore center Doug Rogers got into a scrum with the Engineers’ Dan Peace and Ben Contini, resulting in two-minute minors for all four players. Minutes later, a holding penalty gave Rensselaer a chance to threaten the lead. Yet, once again, Richter was up to the test. In one sequence, the junior made a sprawling save...