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...county voted 52% for President Bush in 2000 and 53% in 2004. But in 2005, Prince William residents helped elect Tim Kaine, a Democrat, governor with 50% of the ballots and the next year voted in nearly identical numbers to put Democrat Jim Webb in the Senate. "If Democrats split the vote in Prince William and win big in the northern counties, they win the state," says Mike May, a Republican Prince William County supervisor...
...Even after word of his talent began to spread, his road to success was plagued with potholes. He split with one manager over a Burger King Whopper - Eminem couldn't afford one and figured any manager unwilling to shell out for a client's lunch wasn't serious about the rapper's prospects. And while the opening scene in 8 Mile - in which his character suffers stage fright during a rap battle - may have been cinematically embellished, he "choked" in the finals of a 1997 battle in Ohio, returning to Detroit "depressed and totally broke...
Steven Eisman helps dissolve the unions of mostly wealthy clients in Nassau County, N.Y. In the traditional thinking about the recession-led split, non--wage earners "who were willing to stay in a less-than-perfect relationship become less willing once the credit cards are taken away," he says. But recently some lawyers have noticed that as stock prices have plunged, they've gotten inquiries from business owners and investors looking to unhitch now, with the idea that being poorer on paper will work to their advantage when dividing assets...
...foursome quickly got off to a strong start, keeping pace with the front-runner and eventual first-place boat of the U.S. Rowing Training Center. The rowers faced rough and choppy waters at first, but nevertheless adjusted to the conditions. “We had a good first split at Riverside [boathouse]—that was a good sign, and our practicing definitely paid off,” Schreck said.Lin was once again effective as the coxswain, directing calls to his teammates and monitoring the cadence. As a result, the Crimson passed the second boat right away from...
...busy Saturday for Harvard cross country as the squad split its ranks to compete in six races between the 42nd University of Albany Invitational in New York and the Pre-Nationals hosted by Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Ind. And while the day’s schedule was packed, several student-athletes found time to set some personal records.“We really sat down and figured out what was best for each individual,” Harvard coach Jason Saretsky said of splitting the squad. “There’s a high level of competition...