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...even some skaters themselves), I'm actually a fan of the new scoring system, the "code of points," first used in Torino. I think it's raised the level of skating skill to impressive levels in ways that don't always come across on television. The edges are sharper and deeper, the footwork is cleaner and crisper, and the spins are tighter and, frankly, more like spins than the squats some skaters were getting away with for years. (See 25 Olympic athletes to watch...
...stands, the inner-city educational system must be fundamentally restructured, from the way the schools are financed, to faculty recruitment and expulsion. As we move forward, the urgency of the situation comes into sharper focus. If our children cannot run to us to fix the situation, then to whom can they run? If we do not take action now, then when...
...desperate for a cigarette. As a sight gag, it works, and the flaming man's relative optimism that such a dilemma can be sat out sticks with you. Other than that, Saint John of Las Vegas is one of those shaggy-dog stories that you keep hoping will get sharper, smarter, cooler, more worthy of its star. Buscemi may not be exactly celestial, but he still deserves better...
With the publication of our book, Game Change, and the appearance of Schmidt on 60 Minutes in a piece discussing our reporting, a sharper portrait of Palin has begun to surface, one that is often startling and sometimes shocking. We learned that Palin was scarcely vetted by McCain's lawyers before being placed on the Republican ticket. We learned more about her substantive deficiencies, which were even more dramatic than those that had previously been reported: her lack of understanding about why there are two Koreas, her ignorance about the function of the Federal Reserve, her belief that Saddam Hussein...
...think we were all a little bit rusty,” co-captain epeé Karl Harmenberg said. “But overall I think it felt good. Next week we’ll hopefully be a little bit sharper...