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...exercise in harvesting convention delegates one grueling state at a time. The rules under which delegates are allocated - divided proportionally in each state, rather than the winner-take-all system that the Republicans use in many states - make it hard for any Democrat to deliver a knockout blow in just a few contests. But her victory in New Hampshire has staved off a mass defection of fund raisers and prominent endorsing Democrats, as well as the more than 150 "superdelegates" - elected officials, party leaders and others who are delegates by virtue of the positions they hold - who had pledged their...
...revelation, it's the lead actress, who was just 12 when she was chosen for Lyra, her first professional role. Dakota Blue Richards: it sounds like the name of a second-tier rock star's kid. But she's an actual English girl (with an American mother), and a knockout. Her look is both wary and sleepy, as if she'd just been poked awake from a bad dream. There's an intelligent insolence about Richards, suggesting a pre-teen Tilda Swinton. The girl has the burden of carrying the first half of the movie virtually alone, and does...
...world that anyone can occupy than being P.M. of this country." He said he took "full responsibility" for the Coalition's defeat. On Sunday, Costello made the surprise announcement that he would not stand for party leadership and would quit politics at the end of his term. The double knockout was a reminder that for the conservatives this election is not just a single defeat; it means a coast-to-coast wipeout. Labor now runs not just the federal government but every Australian state and territory. Howard has not only fallen short of his ambition to match Liberal Party icon...
...Gore's 2000 campaign and has not endorsed a candidate this cycle. "They are defining Clinton as 'more of the same.' There's still time to catch up with Clinton, but they must do so without trying to cancel each other out. In that race, Clinton scores a knockout." The original version of this article incorrectly stated that Peverill Squire is currently a professor at Georgetown. Squire now teaches at the University of Missouri...
Would “Spider-Man” have stuck without Tobey Maguire? Would “Fight Club” have been the same box-office knockout missing Brad Pitt...