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...Edwards, the poll has some less welcome news as well. So far, at least, his attempts to portray himself as the real change agent in the race - the one who wants to slam the door on lobbyists and other "Washington insiders" - isn't paying off. Obama beats him by 35% to 25% on the question of who "will take on special interests in Washington." (Clinton trailed with 19%.) Iowa Democrats seem to like Edwards more for who he is than for what he says; they call him the "most likable" and the one who best understands their concerns...
...have to rattle the cage." Like Tiger Woods in golf, Federer preys on his opponent's reverence for him. Perhaps it's no coincidence that the player who has had the most success against Federer, Nadal, is the purveyor of the flying fist-pump. Says seven-time Grand Slam champ Mats Wilander: "Be a bit of an a--hole out there...
Hemlock. A crowbar to the knees. Locusts. To most tennis fans, these might seem like the only ways to topple Roger Federer, the three-time defending U.S. Open champion and arguably the greatest tennis player of all time. Federer has already taken two Grand Slam championships this year (the Australian Open and Wimbledon, where he has won five consecutive titles). He has compiled 11 for his career, just three shy of the men's singles record held by Pete Sampras...
...Still, though Federer has strung together another dominant season, he is not completely unbeatable. The Swiss maestro has lost six matches this year, including yet another defeat to second-ranked Rafael Nadal in the final of the French Open, the only Grand Slam title to elude him. As the U.S. Open gets under way, we offer five perfectly legal ways to take down Roger Federer...
...this leaves Congress in an awkward position. The House and Senate can slam the enemy's hatred and espouse the nation's values all they want. Maybe they can even end the war in Iraq. But when it comes to defining the legal rights of suspected terrorists, they're long out of the game...