Word: trended
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...information and actively solicits feedback from constituents: Recently, those subscribed to the Obama e-mail list received a survey asking for opinions about “where to go next.” During his campaign, Obama emphasized grass-roots support and public opinion; we are pleased that this trend promises to continue into his presidency. In these few months before inauguration, Obama will set the stage for the next four, if not eight, years. His choice to make appointments based on skill rather than mere political affiliation is certainly a refreshing and encouraging transformation. Even if some of Obama?...
...Hampshire last Wednesday, the Harvard men’s basketball team seemed to have finally shattered the other highest and hardest glass ceiling in America. At Colorado on Saturday, the Crimson sought to assure fans and opponents alike that the standout win was the beginning of a new trend by pulling a second road win against the Buffaloes. However, things began to fall apart in the closing moments for Harvard, and Colorado swept past the Crimson, 70-57. The Crimson’s high expectations had been built on the Buffaloes’ weak play thus far in the season...
...road,” Fraser said. “Last night was just one shift, and that was the only time Colgate had good offense. Untimely mistakes have cost us.”At the start of the game on Saturday night, the Crimson looked ready to reverse that trend. The team came onto the rink looking for the win, and its flying start reflected that drive. “We actually started our game real hard,” Killorn said. “We were forechecking, and we had control of the game.”A tough...
...seemingly smooth divorce bucks the trend of exorbitant payouts between wealthy couples. Eight months ago, in a particularly acrimonious split, Sir Paul McCartney was ordered by a judge to pay Heather Mills more than $45 million. And yesterday, former Armani model Slavica Ecclestone confirmed she will divorce her husband Bernie Ecclestone, the former chief of Formula One racing, whose fortune is estimated at $3.6 billion. Lawyers are already predicting that Slavica could walk away with half of her husband's fortune, making it the highest settlement to a spouse in legal history. It's unknown whether they signed a prenuptial...
...elected office. Now, however, Obama is being cast as the new Lincoln. And though George W. Bush won a surprisingly large 11% of the national black vote in 2004 - partly by appealing to African Americans' fundamentally conservative social sensibilities - the numbers have once again becoming overwhelmingly Democratic, extending a trend that began in the 1960s. This year, 95% of blacks cast their vote for Obama. (See pictures of how Obama's election energized the heart of the civil rights movement...