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...although Australians have their doctrinal and moral disputes, they don't swing as fiercely between extremes of private indulgence and public penance as Americans do. The idea that the whole nation and its media could be convulsed and obsessed by a Prime Minister's hole-in-the-corner affair with a pudgy little Canberra intern is, to say the least, implausible. We are realists, not idealists...
...percent of New Yorkers stand in opposition to the Governor’s proposal, and Democratic state senators and congressmen in the Empire State are bailing from Spitzer in droves. In swing districts, seeming even moderately pro-immigrant can be the kiss of death...
...couldn’t get back into that same flow.” The half ended after a Dukes surge that narrowed the Crimson’s lead to 41-38. In the final seven minutes of the half, James Madison outscored Harvard, 19-12, foreshadowing the swing that would take place following the break. Finelli led the team with 19 points, and junior guard Emily Tay paced the team with six assists, also chipping in 14 points. Both players were 6-for-6 from the line. After the sluggish first-half shooting, the Dukes got hot in the final...
While recent national polls show Clinton matching up well against every potential Republican competitor, the picture looks very different in Republican and swing states. Says a purple-state Congressman who is nervous about holding onto his seat if Clinton is the nominee: "She certainly will get Republicans riled up. They will not only go out and vote against her--they'll stop off at their neighbors' house along the way and drag them to the polls...
...Hillary hasn't exactly been a provocative liberal lately. Her primary campaign has been marked by her careful avoidance of any positions that would swing her too far left for the general election. Conservatives fasten on her caution and stiff demeanor as proof positive of her fakery and insincere maneuvering. Prior to her widely panned performance in Philadelphia, she met practically every verbal challenge at debates with a studied laugh, which might have softened her image but galled conservatives more than anything she could ever...