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...though, is damage his chances of re-election next month. His poll ratings are still around 80% and he seems set to sail back into power by a landslide. But after the bombing, the mood of those who turn out to vote for Putin may be more fatalistic than triumphant. Just after last Friday's blast, Oksana Petrova, 32, shrugged when a reporter asked her if she was now afraid of taking the metro. "Of course, I'm scared," she said. "But what we can do? We're ordinary people. We don't control our lives...
...Kerry Triumphant...
...became a public-relations disaster. His flight-suited jaunt in May to an aircraft carrier floating off San Diego--where Bush stood below a banner that read MISSION ACCOMPLISHED and declared an end to "major combat operations" in Iraq--seemed brilliant at the time, a powerful image of a triumphant Commander in Chief, a grateful recognition of the armed forces' resolve and an ideal subject for a 30-second campaign spot. But the event was too contrived, Bush's swagger too macho and his message way too premature. As U.S. soldiers continued to die in Iraq over the summer...
...blanking of the Friars had marked the triumphant return of Chu and co-captain Angela Ruggiero. The two had missed the first two games of the season while playing for the U.S. National Team in Sweden...
...It’s triumphant even if this isn’t his last album, because he’s done the stunt right. There are no guest appearances, no battles—just solemn, celebratory autobiography and anthemic bangers. For that reason, The Black Album is, above all else, elegant. It’s a major achievement for Jay-Z, who has notoriously struggled with focus on previous outings. Mr. Rob may have been right on his intro to Vol. 3, when he said that five, ten years from now, we’re gonna wish there...