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...every six Bush commercials. McCain got some help from Gary Bauer, the Christian conservative candidate who folded his campaign after New Hampshire and endorsed McCain last week. Bauer is fighting Reed for supremacy among Christian conservatives, but last week he lost the battle. He wasn't popular enough to sway many votes. McCain's network of veterans tried to counter Bush's carpet bombing with a grass-roots ground campaign, but by Saturday morning, McCain knew in his bones that it was over...
...down in history as the beginning of a working democracy. With over two-thirds of ballots now counted, the results show that reformers will have a significant and likely dominant presence in Iran's 290-seat Parliament. President Mohammed Khatami, the reformer incumbent who unfortunately has held little sway over national policy since his election in 1997 thanks to conservative opposition in Parliament, will stand at the helm of efforts to finally institute greater freedoms throughout the country...
...realized that the crux of Felicia's Journey is rooted in the Irish culture," Egoyan admits of the tale about a pregnant woman searching for her lover who falls under the sway of a morally conflicted serial killer. "There were many small elements of the story that contributed to the decision as well, such as the fact that abortion really is still illegal in Ireland...
...Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender and Supporters Association (BGLTSA) executive board opposes Burton's impeachment, a factor which could sway some council voters. Those sponsoring the bill to remove Burton have accused him of taking buttons from BGLTSA without permission...
According to the romantic lore of many cultures, the sea is a big, mysterious place to which we have to bow deferentially. According to its whim, the sea can either gently rock sway or disastrously capsize any vessel. Passage to Juneau: A Sea and Its Meanings is another installment in the sea and nature genre by Jonathan Raban. What could he hope to achieve in the treacherous territory of Neptune, Moby-Dick and even Jaws? Raban finds that a great deal of meaning and internal insight remains to be discovered...