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...Which happens to be his strong suit. Through 4 1/2 hours of high-stakes presidential debating, Obama never looked unprepared, even for an instant. He looked slippery now and then - they all do. He looked boring sometimes. He even seemed to strive for boring, to understand that boring is good for the candidate in the lead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: McCain Throws Sink, and Plumber, But Obama Isn't Rattled | 10/16/2008 | See Source »

...problem with those answers, with most answers, is that they strive to contain cause and effect within a single trading day when the real story is much, much bigger. There is "distrust in the marketplace - and in the government's ability to handle the crisis," says Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at investment shop Avalon Partners. "That's basically feeding on itself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Market Meltdown That Won't Stop: Is This Rational? | 10/9/2008 | See Source »

...he’s just an awesome kid. He’s just a special guy in his own way,” Murphy said.Though Iannuzzi, Lorditch and Cook’s presences on the field will be greatly missed, the quartet of Richards, Chrissis, Clarke, and Breaux will strive to minimize the loss and keep the passing game lethal for Pizzotti and his offense. “Once they get more experience on the field, they’ll be as dangerous as any of the wide receivers we have,” Pizzotti said. So look...

Author: By Kevin T. Chen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: New Corps Steps Up in Time of Hurt | 10/8/2008 | See Source »

...problems might not be full-blown will be targeted,” she added. Although Barreira said he wants to wait for a few weeks to gauge the success of the fledgling program, he said he’d like it to continue year-round. “We strive to have a kind of public, community mental health model which emphasizes working in the community, providing education, outreach and prevention work, besides just sitting at our office, seeing students when they want,” he said. “It’s just a matter of making...

Author: By Ahmed N. Mabruk, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: UHS Launches House Counseling Program | 10/8/2008 | See Source »

...However, we must also strive for honesty in our examination of these concerns. Instead of criticizing Charles Murray and contemporaries who are pushing through contrarian positions, we should embrace all the data available for us. Equalizing educational opportunities is a noble goal, but there should be nothing to fear in the truth...

Author: By Lucy M. Caldwell | Title: Speaking Truth To Test Scores | 10/7/2008 | See Source »

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