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...While Republican voters decide among what polls continue to tell us is the least appealing field in a generation, Romney himself campaigns with trademark discipline and ferocious energy. Asked in Bedford how he managed to keep up such a grueling pace, Romney said that persistence and determination were Romney family traits, along with a tendency to "get a little boisterous." "There's an old family saying," he said, "If a Romney drowns in a river, look for the body upstream." Which, in this case, might be Michigan...
...former teacher myself, I'm used to grading, and I understand the relativity involved," Darcos airily replied to questions about the new system. Echoing Sarkozy's trademark emphasis on results over rhetoric, however, Wauquiez tartly defended the move. "Why should politics be the only domain that isn't subject to an evaluation?" Wauquiez asked...
...themselves. The Pats offer a kind of win-win situation. You can root against them, but you kind of wouldn't mind seeing a perfect season. And if they lose, you'll enjoy seeing them get their comeuppance." As for that drab, villainous coach everyone supposedly despises: Belichick's trademark hooded sweatshirt is now the top-selling Patriots merchandise item. The hoodie! "I wish I was getting a cut of the sales," says a smiling Belichick. (Yes, folks, he smiles...
...press conference here on Saturday afternoon, reporters peppered Huckabee with questions about his repeated Pakistan gaffes. He responded in his trademark style, pivoting the issue away from his small mistakes to a larger, essential theme. "We're at a point in politics where everyone wants to say you made this little error here," he said, pinching his fingers together for emphasis. "The mistakes that I think you will find me making are going to be mistakes of a word here and a figure there, but not mistakes of the heart...
...outdated traditions - including perhaps the tradition of disregarding French leaders' sexual relationships. In contrast to the aloof Jacques Chirac, Sarkozy has stormed across the world, being photographed as he jogs, eats, drinks, and meets countless world leaders. "Sarkozy does not like to hide things," says Jaigu. "It is his trademark. Now he will never be able to hide from photographers." Then again, even Sarkozy could find himself upstaged by the ever-photogenic Bruni...