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...noted that all the Democrats with national aspirations--including Edwards, Lieberman, Kerry and, down the road, Hillary Clinton--had voted for the war. In Kerry's case, it was viewed as an antidote to his 1991 vote against the first Gulf War, since he couldn't be seen as soft on Saddam twice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign '04: Kerry's Record | 2/9/2004 | See Source »

...Senate, it's his two years as Lieutenant Governor under Michael Dukakis in the 1980s that will form the template for the attack. Sixteen years ago this winter, the earnest Governor of Massachusetts was favored to be elected President. But Bush pere prevailed, of course, by portraying Dukakis as soft on defense, out of touch on values and lenient on crime. Look for a similar though not identical pitch this time. "There's a lot to mine in the Dukakis-Kerry record," says Ron Kaufman, a Boston-based Republican political consultant who served as political director in the first Bush...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign '04: The G.O.P. Strategy: Counterattack: Remember Dukakis! | 2/9/2004 | See Source »

...real" music fans, the fact that nobody could find a reason not to like her was reason enough not to like her. The day after she grabbed five Grammy awards, drive-time deejays started calling her "Snorah" and wondered why there was such a loud buzz over such soft music...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Come Away Again | 2/9/2004 | See Source »

...neither the second consecutive soft goal allowed nor Mazzoleni’s challenge to his team during the first intermission sufficed in rousing Grumet-Morris from his slumber...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Daigneau’s Solid Play Sparks Goaltending Controversy | 2/6/2004 | See Source »

...would have Dartboard think such a display more acceptable than saying one of George Carlin’s seven dirty words on television. But Dartboard knows better and will be sure to avoid the Super Bowl once he has kids, so as to protect them from the soft-core porn that now pervades primetime sports, courtesy of MTV. After learning that Jackson had revealed a breast, Dartboard saw no reason for surprise: with the tomfoolery that was allowed to go on on that dance floor, the networks were asking...

Author: By The Editors, | Title: Dartboard | 2/6/2004 | See Source »

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