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...instance: Until I became a sportswriter, I would not believe one could root against a Red Sox comeback in the bottom of the ninth. But when deadline looms and the Sox open the inning with back-to-back singles, I've prayed for the double play. The triple play, even better. The dramatic finish is the enemy, because it requires rewriting the first half of the story. The best baseball games are 6-2 snoozers with all of the scoring early, because one can write the entire story by the time the game is over...
...curious that more shareholders of investment banks haven't rallied to Buffett's side because this is one labor dispute where it's worth it to root for the owners-especially if you're one of them. Without the benefit of such solidarity, Salomon Brothers last month announced that it was backing down on the reform of the bonus system, so Buffett may have lost this battle. Salomon is beginning to resemble the Pittsburgh Pirates, with the high-priced talent going elsewhere. Again, it's like baseball, with the rival owners hoping that Buffett somehow succeeds so they can rein...
...Sentiment against newcomers is not justlimited to conservative Republicans or racistgroups. It's a widespread problem, and we mustexpend our energy on the root cause of theproblem," he said...
...students have told The Crimson that theyheld the root password in the past year, but Steensays that its access has now been...
...want to restrict the number of people whohave the root password," Steen says. "That'spolicy...