Word: chris
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...schools and festivals, and by 2005 they had lost so much pop-culture clout that short-subject Oscar winners had to accept their awards in their seats, with their backs to much of the audience. "Next year they're gonna give out Oscars in the parking lot," joked host Chris Rock...
...hunt for an ambassadorship. Or maybe they work in financial services and would like to get in good with an almost certain also-ran who will still be chairing, say, the Senate Banking Committee long after the election is over. Hence the nifty $3,422,982 that Senator Chris Dodd--the Democrat from Connecticut who oversees that key Senate panel--socked away in the last quarter of 2006, the highest of any announced presidential candidate...
...responsibility and the appearance of certainty is all that remains, the characters struggle to reconcile order and truth. Jones leads the cast as Sister Aloysius, a teacher who plows headfirst through level after level of rigid Catholic bureaucracy to protect her students from the sexual advances of Father Flynn (Chris McGarry), a popular priest...
...have shaken off much of its early-season rust, Harvard fell, 4-3, to a Wildcat squad that was at times overpowering, at times too quick, but very often beatable. With the overall score 3-3, the Crimson’s hopes rested on the shoulders of No. 1 Chris Clayton. The 93rd-ranked sophomore had fought through numerous long rallies to force a second set after dropping his first, 6-2, to Northwestern’s speedy Willy Lock. After a first set that featured much dizzying action, Clayton changed into a fresh white T-shirt. The road-team...
...rising to the challenge.” On the men’s side, the Crimson definitely rose to the challenge, adjusting to major setbacks. “David [McCahill], one of our best skiers, was sick this weekend,” senior Jennifer Harlow said. “Chris [Nabel] really stepped up for the team.” The climate also proved to be another obstacle to overcome, but again, the team adjusted well. “It was really cold and windy so it was difficult,” Harlow said. “But I think...