Word: whimpers
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...energy,” Nguyen said.Valkin’s play in singles was also solid, as he won, 7-6, 6-2, at No. 5 and was the first off the court.After Valkin’s win, though, Harvard’s roar became a whimper, as the Crimson lost four straight matches at No. 1-4.At No. 1, Clayton lost, 6-3, 7-5, in a match that he felt was a sub-par performance for both players.“I could have pulled the trigger at a lot of points, and I didn?...
What happened to the good ole days of campaign finance reform? It has seemingly vanished with little more than a whimper. Take the recent actions of John McCain, the champion of campaign finance legislation, who recently removed his name as co-sponsor of a bill aimed at expanding the presidential public financing program. Yes, the McCain of the McCain-Feingold bill has retreated from the battle lines. But the leading Democratic candidates have not acted any better. Senator Clinton, Senator Obama, and John Edwards have already indicated that they will be opting out of the public financing system...
...Moussaoui, you came here to be a martyr and die in a big bang of glory. But to paraphrase T.S. Eliot, instead, you will die with a whimper." LEONIE BRINKEMA, U.S. federal judge, sentencing Moussaoui to life in a super-maximum security prison...
...Moussaoui, you came here to be a martyr and die in a big bang of glory. But to quote T.S. Eliot, instead, you will die with a whimper." LEONIE BRINKEMA, U.S. federal judge, sentencing Moussaoui to life in a super-maximum security prison...
...name did not turn up in a search of CAP papers demanded by Ted Kennedy has been seen as vindication for the judge-a sign that Democrats were overreaching on this minor matter. The hearing's ?biggest bang? on Wednesday, writes the Washington Post, thus ended in a whimper...