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...idea that somehow people can go out and win the Republican nomination by talking about other issues and... not making [the Iraq war] the central theme of this debate is naive,” said Rick Davis, CEO and senior adviser for the McCain campaign...
...charged with doing that to Plame. Instead, Fitzgerald went after Libby for lying. Though seemingly a side issue, Fitzgerald told reporters it was like "throwing sand in the umpire's face," a serious transgression that stops investigators from doing their jobs. Today, Fitzgerald came back to that theme, stressing that to "have a high-level official do that under oath in a national security investigation is something that's not acceptable...
Admittedly, when I first learned about the arrest of these three students some months ago, I was anything but distraught. I couldn’t help but see the humor in this role-reversal on the hackneyed, "Revenge of the Nerds" theme. In this case, surly, plainspoken officers of the law matter-of-factly foiled the scheming scholars’ painstakingly crafted plan. And it is initially hard to find fault in an arrest that might curtail future mass-scale "Star Wars" idolatry. I for one plan to flee this city and never return if the Beacon Hill monument...
...need to score political points fast, calling for personal sacrifice is a pretty sure bet. Sacrifice is, after all, the stated theme of President Bush’s new plan for the Iraq war, one that calls for the deployment of more than 20,000 additional soldiers in a last-ditch effort to stabilize the region. Such rhetorical packaging comes at a time when President Kennedy’s mandate to “ask not what your country can do for you” carries a particularly persuasive ring, harkening us back to an era in which national struggles...
...shoot a remarkably efficient 13-of-18 from the floor on a number of layups and short jumpers in the paint, as the Crimson, down to just three big men, could not prevent the duo from asserting its power around the hoop.Nwachukwu established the evening’s theme from the tip-off, as he expertly sealed his defender on the block and netted an easy bucket to open the scoring. The second time down the floor the 6’9 forward again dismantled Harvard’s interior defense, getting to the line for two free throws...