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...never met, but as we talked on the phone I knew she was Googling me. The way she drew out her conjunctions, just a little, that was the tip off - stalling for time as new pages loaded. It was barely audible, but the soft click-click of the keyboard in the background confirmed it. Oh, well, it's the information age. Normally, she'd have to go through my staff first, but I gave her an appointment...
...rising number of Americans do care about climate change, are in favor of stronger federal action on global warming and are even willing to pay a bit more for it. But despite a growing group of committed activists, many of them young, climate change seems to remain a soft issue, like most anything smacking of environmentalism. Most Americans are in favor of it (who doesn't like nature?), but aren't necessarily willing to take to the streets or the ballot box for it. That's perhaps understandable - fear of a warmer world in the future is a lot less...
...that's not likely to change soon. While the new guidelines may inspire Congress to reexamine the federal mandatory-minimum laws, no one wants to be perceived as soft on crack dealers. Thus most of the proposed legislation to equalize cocaine sentences ratchets up the penalties for the powdered version, rather than reducing them for crack...
...Taylor has, in fact, been quietly leading the way since his very first collegiate goal, the game-winner in a 2-1 nail-biter over hockey powerhouse Boston University during his freshman year. Back then, Taylor looked up to another soft-spoken leader: assistant captain Ryan Lannon...
...number of men at the helm or the positions they play, but rather the complementary nature of their personalities. After 28 years of individual Harvard captains and one disappointing 2006-07 season, they have been called upon to lead the Crimson as a unit: outspoken Dave MacDonald and soft-spoken Mike Taylor, the natural leader and the consummate professional...