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...that G.O.P. primary voters look for. "Besides," says McCain strategist Mark Salter, "it's what he believes." The problem is that exit polls in last month's election said only 17% of voters overall share that view, which could leave the other 83% wondering whether McCain's famous independent streak, so appealing on most issues, would be such a good thing to have in a Commander in Chief who has the power to take the country to war. Already there are signs that his image is taking a hit. In the CBS/New York Times poll, McCain's favorability rating slid...
There's a dark little joke exchanged by educators with a dissident streak: Rip Van Winkle awakens in the 21st century after a hundred-year snooze and is, of course, utterly bewildered by what he sees. Men and women dash about, talking to small metal devices pinned to their ears. Young people sit at home on sofas, moving miniature athletes around on electronic screens. Older folk defy death and disability with metronomes in their chests and with hips made of metal and plastic. Airports, hospitals, shopping malls--every place Rip goes just baffles him. But when he finally walks into...
...athleticism of LIU (4-5) by hitting 55 percent of its field goals, including 9-of-20 from three-point range. That hot shooting allowed the Crimson to run its record to 4-0 all-time against the Blackbirds, and gave it its first three-game road winning streak since...
...times favoring her left leg because of a sprained right ankle, she managed to maintain her nation-high points per game average.Outshooting Providence 13-2 in the first period, Harvard showed that it had not fallen into the doldrums in two winless games after an eight-game win streak.“I thought we played with some energy,” Stone said. “We’re playing a little banged up, but the kids did a good job mentally to get through that. They were resilient, which they need to be.”Early...
With the forecast calling for lows in the 20s and No. 3 New Hampshire (UNH) in town, the No. 4 Harvard women’s hockey team will have its hands full staying warm. The Crimson, which had an eight-game winning streak snapped on Tuesday, pushes further into a tough December schedule with a game against the Wildcats (14-2-1, 6-1-0 Hockey East) tonight at Bright Hockey Center. Harvard (11-2-0, 9-1-0 ECAC) will then wrap up its series of five non-conference games versus Providence...