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Whether it's a result of Clinton's unrelenting campaign schedule, or the recent allegations that Obama's campaign sent signals to Canada that his tough talk on NAFTA was more political posturing than an actual policy plan, Clinton supporters feel that she has stopped the sense of encroaching doom that seemed to envelop her campaign last week. There is even guarded hope that Ohio may finally prove to be Clinton's firewall in the delegate race, as her campaign aides boasted two months ago. ?I think she's turned it around by being more real and showing her true...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clinton Camp Confident of Comeback | 3/4/2008 | See Source »

...setting it up was a long and protracted process. Keating said trying to get in touch with his Chinese counterparts has been as difficult as getting in touch with New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner. "Sometimes you get him, sometimes you don't," Keating said. "It's as tough to get these guys as it is Steinbrenner." The hot line, defense officials say, should be up and running in a couple of weeks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That Murky Threat from China | 3/4/2008 | See Source »

...places to play.” Whether it was the crowd’s taunting or not, the Crimson didn’t help its cause, shooting miserably from the floor (24.2 percent) and giving the Big Red crowd much to heckle about. “It was a tough night for us, no question about it,” Amaker said. “And an exceptional night for them.” This marks the third time in Cornell history that it will play in the NCAA Tournament, and its first appearance since 1988. That year...

Author: By Kevin C. Reyes, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Crimson Has No Answer For Raucous Crowd, Hostile Environment | 3/3/2008 | See Source »

...third, it had just two chances in overtime, leading to 12 Dekanich saves in the final 25 minutes. Colgate took four attempts in the extra session—all stopped by sophomore goaltender Kyle Richter, who finished with 25 saves. “All things considered, playing in a tough environment...I think we got to be happy with the effort,” co-captain Dave MacDonald said. “These guys worked hard until the buzzer went in overtime. Kyle Richter came up big a lot in the third period.”Harvard had a sluggish...

Author: By Kevin C. Reyes, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rogers’ Third-Period Tally Forces Road Tie | 3/3/2008 | See Source »

...expectations, the Obama campaign is quick to stress that Ohio has been an uphill fight for them. "Two months ago we were down by 20 points here," said Ben LaBolt, Obama's Ohio spokesman. "And we're still behind in the polls. This was always going to be a tough state for us." Indeed, not only does Obama still trail the New York Senator by 4 percentage points, according to a Real Clear Politics average of Ohio polls, but amongst union voters he trails her 56% to 34% in the latest Cleveland Plain Dealer poll, conducted February 27-29. Either...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behind Obama's Union Comeback | 3/3/2008 | See Source »

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