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...Four years later, Obama has returned to the field where he redrew the lines. He has gone back to promising politics that does not scorch the earth and scar the soul. It's idealistic to the point of corny, except that, especially now, you get the feeling that the reason he's drawing crowds of 50,000, 75,000, 100,000 - even in purple and red states - is that people want to see what Different might look like. McCain and Palin tried to build fences, looking for safe ground; Obama bulldozed them in search of common ground. "Despite what...
...dormitories along Mass. Ave and Wendell Street that will house nearly 100 students. The university’s final plans arose from extensive negotiations—not just with Cambridge’s political leadership but also with members of the community.“Together, we drew and redrew, with literally tracing paper on a conference table and sleeves rolled up, for weeks,” said Bill Doncaster, Lesley’s director of public affairs.Lesley has won over the community by taking to heart the central lessons of Harvard’s recent successes and failures...
...Bonilla's defeat was made more likely after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June that tossed out a district drawn under the influence of former Republican leader Tom DeLay that was favorable to the Republicans. A three-judge federal panel redrew Bonilla's district and, while it still leaned Republican, it added a swath of the south side of San Antonio, a heavily Democratic area. The panel called for a special election to fill the seat on Nov. 7, Election Day, but Texas election law stipulates if no candidate wins more than 50% of the vote in a special...
Some places the border is a muddy river, too thin to plow, too thick to drink. Other places it's just a line in the sand. Over the years mapmakers redrew it, wars moved it, nature yanked it all around as the course of the Rio Grande shifted. But what would it take to make it disappear altogether...
...legislative candidates. DeLay's lawyers say the transactions were separate and that the PAC accepted money from both individuals and corporations. The contribution helped produce six wins that were crucial to DeLay's political ambitions in Washington because they resulted in a Republican majority in the state legislature, which redrew congressional district lines and helped add five more Republicans to the state's congressional delegation. If convicted, DeLay faces up to two years in prison and a maximum fine...