Word: thompson
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...accused Obama of supporting "sex education" for kindergarten students and referring to Palin as a pig wearing lipstick. "The McCain campaign baited the outrage hook, and the Obama campaign and the national media bit," says Todd Harris, a Republican political consultant who worked for McCain in 2000 and Fred Thompson in 2008. "Hats off to the McCain guys for completely throwing Obama...
...Sending Wallace to the Maine Lobster Festival to write a straight food piece was a bit naive - like sending Hunter Thompson to Las Vegas and expecting a few paragraphs about hotel amenities. Wallace attended the festival, but instead of writing about lobsters as food he mused about them as living beings in a piece that, after some entertaining diversions through marine biology and colonial history, asks, "a question that's all but unavoidable at the World's Largest Lobster Cooker, and may arise in kitchens across the U.S.: Is it all right to boil a sentient creature alive just...
...victory over the Lancers last year. Yesterday Harvard enjoyed solid play from junior Egan Atkinson, who recorded four goals to lead all Crimson scorers, along with Connolly, who began his senior season with seven strong saves in net. Juniors Dan Furman and Thomas Bailey, as well as sophomores Alex Thompson, Jeff Lee, and Juan Camero all contributed to Harvard’s tally, but none could help the Crimson recover after spotting CBU a 5-0 advantage in the first quarter. Even though Harvard pulled to within a goal at numerous points during the game, untimely turnovers...
...With reporting by Mark Thompson / Washington
...other men who ran for the party's nomination this year, which is why McCain managed to outlast them. As the also-rans trooped onstage to deliver their obligatory endorsements, Republicans were reminded that Mitt Romney looked like a leading man but lacked the magic; that Fred Thompson and Mike Huckabee were never going to be more than character actors; and that Rudy Giuliani was a one-hit wonder as a leading man. While the runners-up looked on bravely, Palin blew past them to the head of the line, a cloud of snow and mystery in her wake...