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...next week, it looks like Howard Dean will be the next Chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). For a party that rejected Dean’s brand of loud-mouthed liberalism in the primary and then got spanked in November, this may seem like an odd choice. But Dean didn’t get elected by playing to the left wing of the party. If anything, Dean’s success stems from his willingness to cater to state Democratic Party organizations that may be far to the right of Dean and his supporters...

Author: By Samuel M. Simon, | Title: Democracy for Democrats | 2/9/2005 | See Source »

Ferreira has also held down stints as a bartender and now works at various odd jobs. His eyes light up with pride as he describes his role teaching his daughter Jessica how to play softball and coaching her teams in elementary and middle school...

Author: By Katherine G. Chan and Katherine M. Gray, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: Pool Guru Takes Over Loker | 2/9/2005 | See Source »

...other end, Harvard’s skaters were, at times, uncharacteristically careless in their own zone, twice turning the puck over to allow an odd-man rush prior to brilliant saves from Grumet-Morris, who turned aside 34 shots in all on the night...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Lowly Huskies Fell M. Hockey in Double OT | 2/8/2005 | See Source »

Dummy. Get past the odd name. Hip but timeless, mournful but seductive, danceable but restful, this trip-hop album from Portishead sets the mood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sounds Romantic | 2/6/2005 | See Source »

...Islamabad's King Faisal Mosque, is modern, squat and dark, its façade concealed behind a vine-covered wall. To the casual observer, the house provides just one clue to its owner's sinister profession. At the end of his driveway sits a large jasmine bush, trimmed into an odd but unmistakable shape: that of a mushroom cloud...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Man Who Sold the Bomb | 2/6/2005 | See Source »

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