Word: winded
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...they have a slight weakness, it’s the pace of the back four, so we tried to use our pace to get in behind them, which we were quite successful at,” Binghamton coach Paul Marco said.“The wind did play a big role,” Altchek said. “[On] our clearances out of defense in the first half, we had a hard time getting it out of our zone, and they were able to come back and attack.”But late in the second half, the unit...
...Snow told Rush Limbaugh on Monday that Republicans have "got a lot of I-told-you-so moments right now because polls are tightening." But if voters wind up choosing divided government today, a big wave of news coverage will focus on whether the President can become a uniter, working with Democrats as he did when he was Texas governor. Snow caused a stir online and in the White House press corps last month when he told Powerlineblog.com that one of the administration's goals for the next two years-the final quarter of Bush's presidency-is "maybe...
...customary pattern in which local loyalties and personalities dominate, this has indeed turned out to be the relatively rare phenomenon of a nationalized midterm election. The last time it happened was when Newt Gingrich led the Republicans to a surprise victory in 1994. This year, Democrats have had the wind at their backs all year long. Though George Bush is not on the ballot, his unpopularity is a drag on Republican candidates who are. Voters also tell pollsters they're distinctly pessimistic about the direction of the country and deeply skeptical about the conduct of the war in Iraq...
...exit polls suggest that Democratic candidates came into the election with the wind, not a wall, at their back. And it was not only increasing opposition to the Iraq war, which voters had all along told pollsters was their biggest concern and which ranked as an important issue to two-thirds of voters. An even greater factor may have been the backwash from a series of GOP scandals, with three-fourths of voters citing corruption as an important factor in deciding their votes. Democrats also appeared to be winning back the constituencies that had so contributed to Republican victories over...
...Republican opponent, Kerry M. Healey ’82, trailed with 34 percent. Patrick, a former chair of the Dunster House Committee, has focused on health care, education, and the environment throughout his campaign. He emphasized renewable energy sources, positioning himself among the few politicians who support the Cape Wind project to create the country’s first offshore wind farm on Nantucket Sound. Patrick, who has never been elected to public office, appeared at Harvard and other colleges to raise issues relevant to younger voters. He said he will promote lower housing costs and increased government services...