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...Tribute to a Troubled Genius As an elementary-school chess coach, I read with great interest Garry Kasparov's tribute to the late, great Bobby Fischer [Feb. 4]. Chess is thriving where I live, but many talented young players have never heard of Fischer, and those who have do not view him positively. It is sad that he was never pardoned for violating a U.S. ban by playing a 1992 match in Yugoslavia. He was a chess champion who was not welcome in his own country. I think that may be partly to blame for his mental breakdown. He spent...
...time, the Roving Reporter decided to go find out how people feel about the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike. (Publication of this article was delayed until the Roving Reporter was promised 0.6% of any future DVD adaptations.)Shana M. Caro ’11RR: You’ve heard about the writers strike, right?SC: Yeah.RR: How long do you think it’s been going on?SC: I don’t know. I haven’t been able to watch a lot of TV since I got here, but I think it started...
...heard they had a good goaltender coming in,” junior forward Jenny Brine said. “She played us tough all game, put the rebounds in the corner. We had tons of good chances, we just hit a lot of posts tonight, but we stayed resilient...
...victory rally in Little Rock, Ark., Huckabee took a hard-earned moment to gloat, having overwhelmingly won four southern states despite having been counted out by the national press. "Today people across this country are saying that, yes, we heard what the pundits said," Huckabee told the crowd, speaking, as usual, without notes. "But this is our vote, not theirs. This is our election, not theirs. This is our presidency, not theirs...
...turnout (more than 1,900 people had been counted through the doors halfway through the four-and-half-hour event) exceeded all expectations - and the capacity of the venue. When he finally managed to make himself heard, Barnard announced that the rest of the planned progam, including speeches in favor of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, would be scrapped. He asked people who had already voted to leave so that the hordes "standing five-deep" in the street could come in. Bob Worcester, the founder of research company MORI, an active member of Democrats Abroad since he moved to England...