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...more tragic than these cries of passionate jubilation sounded from within Harvard Yard are their echoes beyond the College gates. Many pundits have dubbed Obama a modern Lincoln or even the next FDR. As Eleanor Clift, a long-time journalist and pundit who is nearly 70 years old, gushed on the McLaughlin Group last week, “Yes, Barack Obama is obvious [as the Biggest Winner of 2008]. But I would like to broaden it a bit, because I think it’s the restoration of democracy in this country. The people have truly spoken, and spoken loud...
...close to his ball, Obama turned to the crowd and said, "Hey guys. That was pretty good right? That almost made up for my 20 yard drive." That drew applause and laughter and prompted one member of the crowd to shout, "Better than your bowling," in reference to Obama's 33 score during a campaign stop in Pennsylvania earlier this year. Obama replied, "That's right," and smiled and laughed before turning back to walk toward the green to size up his putt...
...yard 18th hole, Obama approached his ball in the middle of the fairway and hit a shot that flew low and straight for about 75 yards before landing at the front, center-edge of the green. More than 100 people sitting on a rock wall along the fairway applauded as Obama approached and he put his gloved right hand to his mouth to signal for quiet pointing to another member of his group who was getting ready to shoot...
Both Israel and Hamas have their reasons for a return to open hostilities. Livni and her allies face a looming election against the more hawkish former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Hamas may be pushing for tactical gains, like doing away with a 656-yard (600 m) no-man's-land established by the Israeli military on the Palestinian side of the boundary fence. The recent rocket attacks were also well timed because of the political vacuum in the U.S. In Washington, officials have been urging Israel to refrain from an invasion or other operations in Gaza during the White House...
...cartel targets on those routes. "They kidnapped people who had committed what they said was a crime," he said. "Many were people who worked as drug traffickers. He lost count of how many victims they abducted, but said three had had been killed and buried in the yard of a suburban house...