Word: yellowness
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...Early one Saturday morning, 25 days before election day, two yellow school buses are parked along the edge of Harvard Yard, poised to carry students to New Hampshire for a day of canvassing. One is for the Democrats and one for the Republicans, and it would be difficult to mistake the two: the Republican bus, parked outside of Boylston Gate, is half-empty, and the canvassers are sitting quietly in their seats. A nearly-full tray of frosted donuts occupies the front seat. (For more on the Harvard Republican Club, see story...
...yellow leaves crunch under Usui’s black boots and Wenger’s sneakers as they approach a house. Wenger usually takes the lead when they talk to a voter, introducing the pair and asking about the person’s voting plans...
...Situated in a historic former mill, McCain’s New England headquarters are spartan but lively. As the HRC members exit their yellow school bus and make their way through the building’s varnished hardwood halls, they exhibit a determined brand of optimism that is characteristic of those who toil in the labor of love. They’ll spend the day trekking door-to-door to the homes of mostly elderly undecideded voters, hoping to mobilize the more conservative ones to come out in favor of McCain...
...chance. On a recent afternoon, congressional candidate Steve Driehaus spent a few hours knocking on doors in Forest Park, a North Side working-class suburb of mostly African-American families that have moved out of the city. It's a neighborhood where nearly every front window sports a yellow ribbon or American-flag decal, and Driehaus barely needs to make his pitch. "Oh, yeah, we're voting for you," says a middle-aged woman. "We saw you at the rally with Obama." At another house, he exchanges a fist pound with a 3-year-old African-American girl named Kennedy...
...wide,” Clark said. “We really wanted to start opening the game up…I’m very happy with the second half.”Also noteworthy was the defense’s efforts in stopping Maduro, who received a yellow card for an aerial tussle with co-captain Luke Sager in the 83rd minute.“I thought [junior Kwaku Nyamekye] was brilliant in the back,” Clark said. “Maduro is one of the ten best players in the country, and he had him handled...