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...Kentucky voted for Bill Clinton twice, but has been trending Republicans since at least May of 1994, when Rep. Ron Lewis shocked the state's Democratic establishment to win a special election in central Kentucky that many say helped presage the GOP sweep that fall. And this Northern Kentucky district, stretching through 24 counties along the top of Kentucky, from the suburbs of Cincinnati all the way east to the coal fields on the West Virginia border, is its most conservative enclave, where President Bush won 63% of the vote in 2004. Davis won the seat easily two years...
...That kind of thinking was selling big last week in Cannes, where American television studios were testing their wares on thousands of buyers and foreign distributors who gathered for Mipcom. Participation in the annual supermarket sweep of TV buying was up to 12,500 registered participants, 10% more than last year and higher than it's been since 1985. On the heels of international hits like 24, Lost and CSI, American sellers not only wowed foreign buyers with a new slate of dramas but were commanding as much as $1.5 million an episode for a show like Desperate Housewives...
...Given Ohio's crucial role in presidential politics, a Democratic sweep here could also alter the calculation for 2008. That's one reason that outside groups are carpet-bombing the airwaves, and candidates like Pryce and Kilroy are getting plenty of help from the biggest names in both of their parties. John McCain is currently starring in an ad for Pryce; Barack Obama came to Columbus to campaign for Kilroy last week - the latest in a line of potential 2008 hopefuls that has also included John Kerry and John Edwards, the 2004 nominee and his running mate, as well...
...timeout trailing 11-6.Afterwards, the Crimson looked like a different team, as it dropped nine of the next 11 points, giving the Bears a 13-15 lead that they would not relinquish. Harvard’s inconsistent play, highlighted by its .125 hitting percentage, allowed Brown to complete the sweep, 30-24.“Something that really has been tough on us this season is that we fight so hard and then it just doesn’t click in the end,” said sophomore outside hitter Kathryn McKinley. “We’ve been learning...
...HARVARD 0It’s often said that the mark of a team is how it recovers from adversity.By that standard, Princeton is looking pretty good.After getting routed by Dartmouth on Friday night and losing their first match of the season, the Tigers (12-1, 2-1) recovered to sweep the Crimson on Saturday afternoon, winning 3-0 (30-24, 30-23, 30-23).“This night’s match was in our control,” senior Katie Turley-Molony said, “but we just didn’t step up to the plate...