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...reshuffles the Republican outlook, likely making him and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, the winner of the Iowa caucuses, the leading contenders for the nomination. The results were a jarring blow to Romney, a graduate of Harvard Business School and the Law School, who considers the state his home turf and had spent more than twice as much money as McCain. IOP Director Jim Leach, a former Iowa Congressman and a moderate Republican, said that as the race continues, those candidates who can bridge the nation’s political divide will have an edge. “What...
...African-American; though many have been wary of Obama's chances so far, that could change if he starts to pile up victories. Clinton might instead focus her attention on Nevada, which holds its caucus a week earlier, in hopes of snaring a victory there on presumably friendlier turf. But if Obama continues to gain strength - particularly in the face of attacks by Clinton's campaign - he undercuts her argument that she is the strongest and most electable candidate. And if he can stand up to the assault of the Clinton machine, it will also make him look more formidable...
Sooner or later the politicians were bound to weigh in. On Nov. 7, Stephen Harper announced he was "concerned" about the dollar's "unprecedented" rise, an unusual Prime Ministerial foray on to Bank of Canada turf. Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty met with the PM the next day, calling for lower interest rates and a federal contribution to a $1.1 billion jobs fund for struggling Ontario manufacturers. (Harper made no promises.) The same day, the Quebec Premier was demanding a loonie summit with all the provincial Premiers. (One is now scheduled for January). Just six weeks after the loonie achieved parity...
...press time.“I go to like all the major football games,” said roommate Chuang, “I don’t go to watch football. I go to watch Lindsay.”On the field Liles sparkles against the green turf in skintight sequined costumes, including a short white outfit emblazoned with a crimson H that she made out of an old prom dress. Her hair is piled high atop her head—she says it takes two hours to style it for competition—and her skin shimmers with...
...stonewalling, the U.S. and major E.U. countries such as France, Britain and Germany have now signaled their readiness to recognize Kosovo, though a handful of smaller E.U. states like Spain and Cyprus may yet withhold formal recognition, worried that such a concession might encourage separatists on their own turf...