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There is no doubt that Blair would like things to continue as they are between the U.S. and the U.K. The famous Clinton-Blair constellation has shone brightly in both countries, making Blair seem privileged in America's favors, Clinton seem more cultured. In the interest of preserving this mutual "most favored nation" friendship Blair might be spending less time worrying about "eye-catching initiatives" and more time trying to boost his future co-world-leader's spirits...
...investigation that concluded: "Under Gov. George W. Bush, Texas has executed dozens of Death Row inmates whose cases were compromised by unreliable evidence, disbarred or suspended defense attorneys, meager defense efforts during sentencing and dubious psychiatric testimony." And that's just the lead. The New York Times shone the light on Ronald G. Mock, a picaresque Texas public defender who has a wing of the state's death row named after him. The portrait is flattering neither to Mock nor Bush's courts. A similar Tribune investigation prompted Gov. George Ryan's moratorium on executions in Illinois - but though...
...Choosing Kacyvenski as the Male Athlete of the Year was an easy decision. Based purely on his on-field accomplishments, he shone as the best defensive player in the Ivy this year and demonstrated improvement in all four seasons. His hard work enabled him to develop an NFL body, and Kacyvenski was on the minds of every offensive coordinator and running back Harvard played...
...Harvard finished third at Heptagonals, and despite not finishing as high as the team would have hoped, there were a few individual success stories, as Taylor shone in all the events she participated in. Taylor's 4x100 relay team beat Harvard's 10-year record with a time of 46.81. Taylor also beat the school record that she had previously set in April for the 100-meter high hurdles with a time of 17.71. In her third event of the meet, Taylor became the first Crimson woman ever to break the 12-second mark for the 100-meter sprint with...
...Crimson defense, which had carried Harvard through the Eastern Championships a week earlier, shone in the second quarter. Harvard held Hawaii to a lone goal in the period. However, the Crimson was unable to get points on the board itself. Unable to capitalize on several break opportunities, the Crimson was held scoreless for a full seven minutes, and faced a 6-3 deficit at halftime...