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...while that message will undoubtedly resonate among practical conservatives, it is a dry sort of motivation in an election season that has produced at least two mouth-watering narratives of triumph: The historic rise of Obama, and the smaller, but still dramatic, tale of McCain's recovery from near-political death. Thus, as voters cast their ballots today, the Romney campaign must look past a mere tweak of message and hope that the bitter sniping of the last two debates and their intensely negative attacks on McCain will nudge moderate Republicans to vote in the Democratic primary and encourage conservative...
...prostitutes anyway in this league. They just use and get rid of us whenever they want.” And he’s right. The fact of the matter is professional sports is not, and has never been, about playing for the fans, or teamwork, or challenges and triumph, or sportsmanship, passion, fun, or any of the other noble characteristics that we often attribute to it. It’s about economics...
...opponents in the nearly all-white state of Iowa. And he did so because, after spending months getting to know him, the people of Iowa stopped seeing his color and began to admire his character. In an election where the word "change" became an almost meaningless talisman, Iowa's triumph over race is a message to the world about the real nature of America - and a ratification of Obama's belief that this will be an election year where everything is on the table, where all the conventional wisdom can be tossed aside, where anything, including decency, is possible...
...Indianapolis Colts--the loss would taint New England's regular season more than any phantom asterisk. No wonder the players haven't exactly embraced perfection; it actually adds layers of pressure to the postseason and puts them in a near no-win situation. If the Pats triumph--ho-hum, they were supposed to do that. And if they lose? "It'll all be for nothing," says CBS analyst and former Giants quarterback Phil Simms. "In fact, we'll hold it against them. They can't enjoy...
...lethargic, fiscal conservative from Massachusetts - actually won the '92 New Hampshire primary by 9 percentage points. But it was Bill Clinton who after staring down the media over an alleged affair with Gennifer Flowers and questions about his draft status during Vietnam turned a second-place finish into a triumph. "Tonight, New Hampshire's made me the Comeback Kid ... I've proven one thing: I can take a punch." Those two sentences defined the rest of the race - and arguably, Clinton's presidency...