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...Ford wasn't above appealing to lower instincts himself. His campaign had no problem deploying the vague rhetoric of family, in hopes of demonstrating that a Democrat could be staunch in discriminating against gays. Ultimately Ford's hope was to build a rainbow coalition, one that would unite rednecks and the ghetto in mutual homophobia. If I lived in Tennessee, I couldn't have voted for either Ford or his opponent, Bob Corker. That doesn't make the style of Ford's defeat any less disappointing. But at least it makes it poetic...
...Lions (10-4-3, 6-0-1) from winning their first Ivy League championship and first women’s title in any sport other than fencing and cross country. After valiantly matching the Lions’ strike force with inspired play in the back and at goal, the staunch Crimson defense relented in the 82nd minute when Columbia senior Audrey Medal capitalized off a corner kick and scored the game’s only goal to send the Lions to the NCAA Tournament.Motivated to provide a great performance for senior captain Laura Odorczyk’s last collegiate game...
...plans would let foreign companies run the for-profit toll roads for 50 years and would open up the border to Mexican truckers. Oil woman Anne Holland, a member of the Republican Inner Circle for years, is so irate she is voting independent for Strayhorn. "I have been a staunch Republican supporter for many, many years. The upcoming Texas governor's race is about to change that!" she says...
...page 129 of his book, Brooks writes: “During most of his career Du Bois presented himself as a staunch integrationist and demanded freedom of speech, education, ‘manhood suffrage,’ and ‘the abolition of all caste distinctions based simply on race and color...
...Markgraf is a graduate of Notre Dame, where she was a four-year starter, starting in every one of her 96 games. In addition, she served as captain her senior year and was a three-time NSCAA All-American defender. And as the Crimson is known for its staunch defensive play, Markgraf is looking to take it to another level this season. Last year, behind the tremendous work of Katie Shields ’06 in goal, Harvard notched a record eleven shutouts in sixteen games. And with two freshmen and one sophomore in the starting backline, Markgraf will look...