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...marks in politics, business and acting. He can even carry a tune: check out his singing on YouTube. You may even come across one of his three hit singles. Indeed, Pacquiao's worst defeat came outside of the ring, when he lost his bid for a Philippines congressional seat in 2007. Regardless, his popularity has continued to soar. Pacquiao plans to retire from boxing this year and intends to make a congressional run again in 2010. (See TIME's 100 most influential people...
...failed 2007 bid to win a Philippines Congressional seat, he lost to incumbent Rep. Darlene Antonino-Custodio by nearly 37,000 votes. His decision to run had turned off many Filipinos, with analysts predicting politics could destroy his boxing career. His fans celebrated the loss, calling it a victory for boxing. Pacquiao says he will retire from boxing in 2009 and run in the Philippine general election of 2010 with his eye on a different congressional seat...
...men’s heavyweight varsity eight thrashed No. 7 Northeastern Saturday morning, dominating its Charles River rival with a 10.5 second victory.“Northeastern’s obviously a very strong opponent, and we anticipated that,” said captain and second-varsity six seat Teddy Schreck. “I think today was really just a good opportunity for us to go out there and exercise the things we worked on all week.”The Crimson completed the sweep of the Huskies in the varsity and freshman contests, winning all five...
...that order, with Radcliffe claiming an 11.5-second lead over second place Northeastern, easily winning the Rowlands Cup for the 11th straight year. “I think it was a really good race for all of the boats,” said senior Esther Lofgren, who rowed four-seat in the varsity eight. “Even though the conditions were rough again, we really had a strong start and were able to build off of it. There are still things we are working on, but for us seniors this was our last race on the Charles for Radcliffe...
...tragic and sometimes all of the above. In 1981, a 27-year-old member of the Irish Republican Army named Bobby Sands led a hunger strike at Her Majesty's Prison Maze in Belfast, where he was serving time for gun possession, and used the attention to win a seat in the British parliament. He never served his term, though; he starved to death after 66 days without food. (See pictures of how Northern Ireland has transformed itself...