Word: host
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...veep contender, Governor Tom Ridge. The governor spoke more than twice as long as the candidate did, and with 10 times the animation. When his brief turn came, Cheney ventured out from behind the podium with a hand mike, but this just gave him the air of an infomercial host faking enthusiasm for his product. He concentrated largely on the campaign's latest theme - "education recession" - and then touted the benefits of joining the military. A student asked Cheney what he would do first if the President were to die. Cheney said he would make sure the guy was dead...
...Green looks to notch its first league victory when it plays host to Pennsylvania (4-2, 1-1) this Saturday. Although the Quakers suffered an early loss to Harvard, they are poised to improve upon the success of last season's NCAA berth and step further into the national spotlight this year...
...Hosting a debate is also a costly proposition. Host schools must pay the commission $550,000, normally covered through sponsorships and donations, although McLaughlin said she did not think cost was a consideration in Harvard's decision...
...Students] get to see what it takes to put on a major political event," said Kevin P. Cox, a spokesperson for Wake Forest University, the host of one of this year's presidential debates. "That's something you wouldn't see on the television screen...
...vice president of University of Richmond, John Roush saw first-hand the impact that hosting a national debate -as Richmond did in 1992--could have on a school. When he became president of Centre College, Roush decided that Centre should try to host the debates...