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...invest in being tough,” said Cora True-Frost, who, prior to her career in law, taught in the Baltimore city school district. She said the job was one of her most life-changing experiences...

Author: By Amira Abulafi, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: HBO's 'The Wire' Sparks Discussion | 11/5/2009 | See Source »

...It’s tough to lose in Ivy competition,” Nyamekye said. “The loss against Princeton made our path to the Ivy title a little more difficult, but after each loss, we work a lot harder, so we don’t let a game slip like that again...

Author: By B. marjorie Gullick, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Defender Stands Tall for Crimson | 11/4/2009 | See Source »

...Division I, the team constantly faced tough competition, and since the beginning of this year has played in Division...

Author: By Chelsea L. Shover, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Rough, Yet Personal, Sport | 11/4/2009 | See Source »

...Virginia is] also a place where we see that when a Republican, like Bob McDonnell, runs on positive, common-sense conservative ideas, we can win tough elections. -Michael Steele, chairman of the Republican National Committee, who campaigned for McDonnell, on his victory (New York Times...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Virginia Governor-Elect Bob McDonnell | 11/4/2009 | See Source »

...idea is motivated by political opportunism. With regional elections looming next March, leftist politicians and pundits say the government is using the national-identity theme to appeal to the right-wing Le Pen voters who flocked to Sarkozy's 2007 presidential campaign once he began promising to get tough on crime and immigration. Le Pen's daughter Marine, the FN vice president, has voiced a similar accusation. "This country is suffering a major crisis of identity that is driving it into chaos," she told the Europe 1 radio station on Oct. 28. "We've been denied this debate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Berets and Baguettes? France Rethinks Its Identity | 11/4/2009 | See Source »

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