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...Suburb Belt Around Columbus For decades, Ohio's sprawling capital city preferred milquetoast Republicans like George Bush Sr. As conservatives move into the exurbs, though, the city swung toward milquetoast Democrats like John Kerry. Its diversified, white-collar economy is doing better than the rest of the state, which means other issues including health care and the Iraq war are also on voters' minds...
...numbers are likely to shift before Election Day as voters are forced to make their final commitments. And McCain still has a shot at victory, if the Bush states that have swung away from him in recent weeks, like Florida, Virginia and Ohio, swing back. But it is an uphill climb, and it beings up the question, Why is he so far behind this late in the game...
Global stock markets were sending an unmistakable signal too: panic. The Dow Jones industrial average finished its worst week ever, off about 22%. On Friday, the market swung wildly, dropping 500 points on three occasions, then vaulting into positive territory before coughing up its gains in the last half-hour of trading to finish the day down 128 at 8,451. The NASDAQ managed a small gain. But European and Asian markets were pummeled again...
...Harvard men’s golf team swung its way to a promising start, holding third place after one round at the MacDonald Cup this weekend. But the grind of 54 holes and soggy skies took their toll on the team, which settled for sixth place. “It was alright, nothing really spectacular,” junior Danny Mayer said. “We played pretty well the first round, and we kind of didn’t play well the last two rounds. Overall, it wasn’t that great of a performance...
...circus play that resulted in its third goal in less than six minutes. The play began when McCoy shook a defender along the end line and fired an open shot at the goal. Crane blocked the shot, which popped up into the air and bounced back toward McCoy. McCoy swung at the ball and sent it flying past Crane, but the shot hit the far post and ricocheted back in front of the net. In a mêlée in front of the goal, senior back Francine Polet took a shot that was stuffed by the defense before sophomore...