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...addressing any of these issues will require tremendous savvy at maneuvering within the “System:” the unremitting competition of special interests (from corporations to unions to environmental groups) led by various representatives, including lobbyists, that defines Washington. Politicians who promise to sweep past the System disappoint and/or deceive. Recognizing this fact is not selling out to the system; it’s just practical politics...

Author: By Clay A. Dumas, Upasana Unni, and Tiffany E. Wen | Title: Hillary Clinton: ‘You Campaign in Poetry, But You Govern in Prose’ | 1/7/2008 | See Source »

...Rolls generating profits, given the $1.2 billion Rhys estimates it put into the company. Rolls won't budge Beemer's bottom line, given the parent company's $65 billion in sales. But owning Rolls-Royce gives BMW prestige and bragging rights. It proves it can sell cars that sweep the breadth of the market, from budget to budget-busting. Should the world's economy sputter and car sales drop off a cliff, "Rolls-Royce would probably be the first thing to go," Rhys says. But for now, like that iconic spirit of ecstasy that makes up its hood ornament, Rolls...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Rolls-Royce Got Its Rebound | 12/20/2007 | See Source »

Doing “a sweep with geomagnetic sensors,” McCormick and his team were able to discover what they believe is one of Charlemagne’s estates dating from the eighth century...

Author: By Daniel A. Handlin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Using DNA To Unlock History’s Secrets | 12/13/2007 | See Source »

...Crimson—ranked second in the nation at the time—was rapidly gaining ground in the polls on then-No. 1 New Hampshire, and a sweep combined with at least one Wildcats loss would have been enough to put Harvard over...

Author: By Loren Amor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: AOTW: Vaillancourt Balances Nation's Best | 12/10/2007 | See Source »

...visiting women’s hockey teams. The Lakers are 23-1-2 at home since the beginning of last season, which means that coming out of Mercyhurst with a two wins will be no easy feat for UNH.Just one Wildcats loss combined with a Harvard sweep could be enough to put the Crimson over the top. So with the odds seemingly stacked in Harvard’s favor, I feel that an apology is in order. Here it goes:Dear Mystery Voter,I fear that until recently, I had mistakenly been drinking the Haterade located between the Coke...

Author: By Loren Amor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: AMOR PERFECT UNION: Mystery Voter Has Last Laugh | 12/6/2007 | See Source »

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