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...Such repeated signs of contempt for Congress is a little hard for GOP members to swallow in the wake of the repeatedly amateurish White House handling of just about everything for the last year, ranging from the Harriet Miers nomination to the federal response to Hurricane Katrina to the dead-from-the-start Social Security reform initiative. Bush's performance has driven the entire party's poll numbers down, and with it many members' odds of re-election. Consequently, Republican confidence in the White House has crashed to an all-time low. "The White House has a huge challenge...
...officials, that remains a tough line to swallow. Since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003, al-Sadr's behavior has ranged from irritating to intolerable. Details of al-Sadr's personal life are a closely guarded secret: he is thought to be in his mid-30s. He is married and has children, although his aides won't disclose how many. He bears a name revered by Shi'ites all over the world: al-Sadr's father and uncle were influential and popular ayatullahs murdered by Saddam's regime. Muqtada was a virtual unknown in Iraq until the U.S. invasion...
...Palestra. After a poor-shooting first half, the Crimson (8-12, 4-3 Ivy) came out hot after the break and sustained an offensive tear that buried Penn within the opening minutes of the second frame. “[That second half] definitely helps you swallow that kind of a first half,” freshman forward Katie Rollins said. “And it gives you confidence that you can shoot poorly and turn that right around. This game showed that even when we’re down, you have to play a full 40 minutes against...
...with about two minutes remaining in extra time, erased a game-winning goal for the Bulldogs when the official lost sight of the puck.In a contest in which offense was so scarce, and with Martin playing so well, the almost-scores were difficult for Yale coach Hilary Witt to swallow.“Disallowed goals is something that is very frustrating because kids work so hard,” Witt said. “Goals aren’t easy to come by and when they don’t go your way, they don’t go your...
...talked about it in pregame today, about us coming out in game one and focusing on game one, and we did everything but focus in game one today,” Harvard coach Chris Ridolfi said. “It’s a hard pill to swallow because I feel we’re as good as they are and we just don’t show it.” The third frame was yet another example of the Crimson’s untimely lethargic starts. With numerous errors early on, Harvard again found itself in a deficit...