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...good humor, his victory may not be enough to carry him back into office in the May 20 runoff. Nagin's "chocolate city" remarks alienated many conservative white voters who helped propel the political novice to office four years ago, and there was lackluster turnout by his new base - African-American voters...
...Maliki, whose political base includes the two major Shi'ite militias, may be tempted to point to the Kurdish example, where the "peshmerga" forces loyal to the region's two main political parties have been rebranded as units of the new security forces. The Kurdish leaders aren't about to accept the breakup and dispersal of the peshmerga into a wider army on a non-sectarian basis, so Maliki may be able to get away with his position, insisting that what's good for the Kurds is good for everyone else...
...After being helped off the field, Wilson moved from the hot corner to first base, with Meehan replacing him at third, where he will likely remain in Klimkiewicz’s absence...
...Stoeckel, notably, usually relegated to the role of defensive replacement, earned the sole slot on the lineup card in Game Two and made the most of it. In just the second start of his collegiate career, he hit a hard line drive to center—his first collegiate base knock—and then laid down a key sacrifice bunt in the seventh before notching an RBI single in the eighth...
...real spark for us and it got us back into the game.” Watkins promptly retired in the side in the top of the sixth frame, notching the second of her three strikeouts. She recorded another perfect inning in the seventh, tossing the ball to first base to complete the 1-2-3 inning. Despite the Crimson’s strong defense and powerful pitching, Princeton’s two runs were all it needed to avoid a Harvard sweep. HARVARD 1, PRINCETON 0 In the bottom of the sixth inning of Game One, the scoreboard was littered...