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...abrupt policy change followed a familiar pattern for the Bush team: resist, resist, resist--especially if Bill Clinton championed it--then relent when reality intrudes. Brazil, with Latin America's No. 1 economy and the world's ninth largest, was simply too big to fail. The fallout would have rocked Wall Street, where major U.S. banks and businesses have huge exposure--more than $100 billion in loans and investments. While diehard ideologues cried betrayal, the business-first wing of the G.O.P. was delighted by the Administration's about-face. "The bank stocks are all up," said a Republican operative...
Then the Tour de France began, and there came the clearest sign of his decline: on July 15, in the ninth stage, Armstrong, who in winning the last three Tours had never lost an extended time trial, finished second. Said Team once's Igor González de Galdeano, who was wearing the leader's yellow jersey at the time, "The Tour has changed...
...bottom of the ninth inning, after the apparently impending loss had subdued Yankees’ fans jeers of “1918,” Jason Giambi led off as the Red Sox infielders, expecting the former AL MVP to pull the ball, shifted to the right side of the diamond...
Boston partisans went wild, but lanky Number 9—the rugged individualist as he was described in pre-game ceremonies—characteristically refused to tip his hat. Ted reappeared in left field at the top of the ninth, but was replaced immediately and trotted off the field to a loud, standing ovation...
...Howls arose. The Senate and House - fearlessly doing the difficult, unpopular thing - came out four square in favor of the Pledge of Allegiance. So did President Bush. Profiles in courage. The Ninth Circuit, obviously abashed, said it would reconsider...