Word: evening
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There is no truth or courage in a stacked democratic election, and there is no devotion to duty in a spoils system. Even so, both have become part of the establishment of our undergraduate organizations--sacrificing our principles and deserving leaders in one fell swoop...
Vincente Fox Quesada's victory in this year's presidential election was a stunning and important moment for Mexico. Fox managed to break the iron grip of the Institutional Revolutionary Party that had held the presidency for the last 71 years. Even after this monumental achievement, he does not appear willing to rest on his laurels...
...court's image in the process. That hope has evaporated; despite the spin of Bush's advisors calling this a 7-2 ruling, the reality is perfectly clear. In the end, the justices were split right down the middle on the ideological and partisan lines that were crystal-clear even before they granted Bush's ludicrous request for an emergency stay based on the potential "irreparable harm" of a recount...
...election must end sometime. Even with a recount and an extended deadline, whoever came out on top was doomed to be haunted by legitimacy doubts for the next four years. The race was so close that it was within the margin of error of any vote-counting method, leading Agassiz Professor of Zoology Stephen Jay Gould to suggest that the election should be decided by a simple flip of a coin...
...stupendous that the traditional arguments brought against excessive spending will no longer offer solace to the small market teams. For the past few years, one only needed to look at the antics of Peter Angelos and the Baltimore Orioles and realize that money does not buy success. And even as the payroll of the vaunted New York Yankees ratcheted ever skyward, at least Yankee fans could point to the core of their team as homegrown--Andy Pettite, Mariano Rivera, Bernie Williams and, of course, Jeter...