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...Some people want to end this game in the seventh inning, and I don't think that's right," Strickland said. "This campaign is not over. Not by a long shot." As the television cameras moved away, Governor Strickland ruminated on the weather, then struck a more somber tone. "It's going to be a very close election," he said. "If she loses Ohio, she'll have to re-assess. I'm just trying to postpone such thoughts until we see what happens tonight...
...point advantage of its own through day two, and never looked back come day three, as it established the final 60-point margin of victory. In Friday morning’s preliminary session, senior Eddie Jou, sophomores Simone Melillo and Robert Lynch, and freshman Eric Taylor helped set the tone for the Crimson with a victory in the 400-medley relay in a time of 3:26.10. Harvard then continued its strong performances into the evening as Taylor and fellow freshman Hank Yan, along with sophomores Tyler Holland and Rick McKellar, finished the 200-free relay finals in a time...
...cerebral-palsy afflicted son, Walter, Jr., who’s played without a hint of maudlin sentiment by the excellent RJ Mitte. Anna Gunn does the best she can with the role of Walter’s meddling wife Skyler, but her part needs to be toned down a touch if the character is to be at all sympathetic. In general, this is probably “Breaking Bad’s” biggest hurdle: its characters are simultaneously subtle in their behavior and irrational in their actions, and the mix feels a little off-balance. The show needs...
...robotic voice instructs passengers to leave their valuables at home. It declares, “We love to suck you dry,” while a Motown female troupe relays that this is, in fact, the “Amerykahn promise.” Badu here establishes the unsettling tone that continues throughout. She simultaneously evokes and subverts President Lyndon B. Johnson’s 1965 speech “The American Promise.” In Badu’s opinion, its promise of dignity for all men remains unfulfilled. The rest of the album continues in this vein...
...nurse responded. "I'm Thomas. I'll be taking care of you." (Thomas is a pseudonym for a nurse in his mid-20s.) Then, in a tone of uncertainty, Thomas said under his breath, "Nauseous and dizzy...