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Entering the endgame of a presidential election, gloves come off and campaigns often resort to less-than-honorable tactics to energize supports or sow doubt among an opponent??s potential voters. The McCain-Palin ticket has epitomized this fourth-quarter retreat into murky tactics, for example, with its use of Barack Obama’s middle name, Hussein, as political ammunition. Appealing to the worst of voters’ prejudices, such tactics are particularly fiendish for their ability to degrade even those who speak out against them. A friend of mine, stalwart of the Republican information network that...
...with six goals despite having had off-season surgery. Clark has tried to rest Fucito for the latter parts of games when possible, but it is unlikely that he will have that luxury tomorrow in such a vital match. The Crimson is yet to win this season at an opponent??s ground, and will be eager to put an end to that under the lights in Providence. The Harvard players certainly are aware of the importance of the match. After all, they have been waiting a year for this weekend. “We know that our season...
...debate, Palin has gone on the attack. For example, though Obama calls America “the greatest country in the world” so often you wonder if there’s a string coming out of his back, Palin told donors in Colorado: “Our opponent??is someone who sees America, it seems, as being so imperfect, imperfect enough, that he’s palling around with terrorists who would target their own country.” Beyond Palin’s remark being a profound distortion of the senator’s relationship...
...both teams, Chess is not simply about moving and taking pieces, but about the meticulous memorization of opening moves, the analysis of an opponent??s strategy, and the mental agility needed to piece it all together...
...opener. The Quakers looked strong in their first Ivy game as defending conference champions, out shooting Harvard 12-4 and tallying a staggering seven corners compared with just two for the Crimson. This has been an ongoing struggle for the Crimson—its strong defense cannot withstand the opponent??s ongoing barrage while the offense is failing to control in the attacking third. “We definitely have to work on the attacking third,” Crimson coach Ray Leone said. “We need to work on that, we’re struggling...