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...around; yet the Spanish leaders were not afraid to cite hard statistics and read past quotations to each others’ face. Instead of telling compelling stories about single mothers, displaced workers, and war veterans, they brought graphs of economic performance to the televised debate. And ratings did not waver...

Author: By Pierpaolo Barbieri | Title: Time Is (Still) On Your Side | 3/5/2008 | See Source »

...their hands in despair. Yet that may be just the point. As PP senior strategist Gabriel Elorriaga recently admitted in an interview with the Financial Times, his party hopes to encourage potential Socialist voters to sit this one out. "Our whole strategy is centered on making Socialist voters waver," he said. "We know they will never vote for us. But if we can sow enough doubts about the economy, about immigration and nationalist issues, then perhaps they will stay at home." For the Socialists, that could be the worst outcome...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spain's Tough Race Enters Final Stretch | 3/5/2008 | See Source »

...cindercone volcano, she decided we were going to hike it. Never mind the heat. We ran out of water halfway there, but somehow made it back alive. After we collapsed from exhaustion, she announced that a trek up another mountain was in order. Her conviction didn’t waver after returning hikers informed us they had been pelted by hail near the summit. This was my aunt...

Author: By Clifford M. Marks, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Tranny for the Granny | 2/27/2008 | See Source »

...this sense of where the ball is going to come back. Quite amazing. He's facing these big-hitting guys, but he has what seems to be a ton of time. No one's able to rush him that much. There's also his concentration: it doesn't waver. He looks like he's always up for any match. He's aware of the game's history, which I think he respects very much. He wants to leave behind a record...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Legend Rod Laver on Tennis Today | 1/13/2008 | See Source »

...Businesses like UBS have a duty to uphold certain ethical standards that do not waver no matter the profit on the line. These standards include avoiding business with companies that prop up dictatorial regimes and finance blatant human rights violations. When a business fails to uphold such standards, it falls upon its potential employees and clients to hold it accountable...

Author: By Crimson staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Shame on UBS | 11/12/2007 | See Source »

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