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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Election night was miserable for Republicans. They lost the presidency, at least five seats in the Senate and about 20 seats in the House. They are officially out of power. But for those of us who considered Barack Obama a shoo-in and a Democratic wave inevitable, the Republican showing seems almost impressive. (See pictures of John McCain's campaign farewell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: For the Republicans, It Could Have Been Worse | 11/5/2008 | See Source »

...frenetic, operatic, borderline erratic McCain, the former fighter pilot who seems to have found his calling as a kamikaze politician. He might not win the election - another thing you missed this week was Barack Obama pulling ahead in the polls - but when it's over he's a shoo-in for a show on TNT. RuPaul doesn't know drama like McCain knows drama...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Oh, the Drama! McCain in the Theater of the Absurd | 9/27/2008 | See Source »

...dancing goes on past midnight, when Randy Wilson finally has to shoo people out. Many of the girls are still light-footed, merry; it's their dads who are fading, and you wonder who will be leaning on whom as they head out into the cool mountain night...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Pursuit of Teen Girl Purity | 7/17/2008 | See Source »

JESSE VENTURA not running for Senate after all. But look at him--this guy was a shoo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pop Chart | 7/17/2008 | See Source »

...production, even if the grand finale—“Yiddish Rhapsody,” based on the well-known “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen—was disappointing. The song featured amusing lines such as “China Garden has only moo-shoo pork for me,” but the acting and singing skills of Jonathan K. Tam ’10 and Ilan J. Caplan ’10 drew the most laughter. Tam, in particular, stood out—not only because he was the sole Asian in a predominantly...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: One-Liners Translate in ‘Yiddish,’ But Plot Line Does Not | 4/14/2008 | See Source »

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