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...current state of the Arizona primary should convince politicians once and for all that there is no easy foolproof way to cheat the system. Last year, Arizona's Republican-controlled state legislature voted to switch the primary date to Feb. 22, a move that effectively took the steam out of Democratic debate thanks to a tenant of the Democratic National Party's election guidelines that does not allow state primaries (with the exception of New Hampshire) before March...
...fire alarm was activated in Apley Court. At 7:28 a.m., following another fire alarm, engineers determined that water dripping onto a hot pipe was causing steam, and setting off the alarm...
...Europe, much of Asia and pockets of the developing world. The U.S. economy has been booming along for more than four years at an average of 4.2% growth, and the Board saw that trend continuing in 2000. Now the rest of the world is picking up steam. The pace is by no means even, of course. Some regions, like Latin America, are up against forces they cannot control; others, like Japan, are wallowing in the economic trough of the past. The overall outlook is heady. But only the deft will prevail in this supercharged economy. More than ever, even...
...extinct species. He's commissioned Eric White to paint a 3-ft. by 6-ft. abstract piece depicting extinct animals. "I'm sure this is not going to be in the article, but the Tasmanian tiger was the largest carnivorous marsupial in Australia..." He senses that he is losing steam. "All right, let's go to Ralphs, dawg...
...some calls that went against Harvard took steam out of the rally. On the possession after Kelley's clutch hook shot, Penn appeared to lose the ball out-of-bounds, but the referees claimed the ball had touched a Crimson jersey. West, who had been unstoppable all day, capitalized on the opportunity, hitting a long 3-pointer to give Penn the lead again...