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...Steele faces a tough race; polls already show he trails the likely Democratic nominee, longtime Baltimore Congressman Ben Cardin. Still, Steele will have company: the GOP hopes to have several African-Americans on the ballot in Maryland, and at least two gubernatorial candidates, Kenneth Blackwell in Ohio and Lynn Swann, the ex-Pittsburgh Steelers receiver, in Pennsylvania. Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman says those candidates will help as the party seeks to win black voters by showing blacks they are a part of the Republican Party: "Inclusion means you get candidates like Michael Steele...
...with an uncertain Elliot waiting for his bride on the day of his wedding. In the scenes that follow, the unglamorous Elliot narrates the events that lead him to his precarious situation at the altar. A platonic romance begins when Elliot improbably meets magazine editor Caroline Swann (Elizabeth Banks) and somehow becomes her fiancé. When Bradley Lake (Justin Theroux of “Six Feet Under” ), the love of Caroline’s life, resurfaces shortly before the couple’s wedding, poor Elliot is overwhelmed by insecurity...
...Governors are hard to unseat in Pennsylvania. In fact, one has never been defeated in a re-election bid. So, faced with a popular Democratic incumbent, Governor Ed Rendell, state Republicans are considering a Hail Mary pass for next year's election. They're paying serious attention to Lynn Swann, a Hall of Fame wide receiver for the championship Pittsburgh Steelers teams of the 1970s and now a commentator for ABC Sports. Swann has begun testing the political waters, launching an exploratory committee and making appearances at grass-roots gatherings. At 53, Swann doesn't have any electoral experience...
...Swann's candidacy, Republicans say, could not only pose a threat to Rendell but also help Senator Rick Santorum, who faces a tough re-election battle in 2006, by boosting G.O.P. turnout and diverting Democratic resources. For a party trying to reach out to minorities, it doesn't hurt that Swann is an African American. The timing seems right: with both of the state's NFL teams legitimate Super Bowl contenders, football mania is high. Even Eagles fans might give the cross-state hero a break. At least he never played for the Dallas Cowboys. --By Sean Scully
...lifting may ultimately have to happen on the level of the culture itself. There was a time when people looked forward to taking on the mantle of adulthood. That time is past. Now our culture trains young people to fear it. "I don't ever want a lawn," says Swann. "I don't ever want to drive two hours to get to work. I do not want to be a parent. I mean, hell, why would I? There's so much fun to be had while you're young." He does have a point. Twixters have all the privileges...