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Isaacson said the Republicans’ preparation consisted of recruiting members to sign up to compete for Friday’s battle. “We’ll win, of course,” said Isaacson. “I have no doubt...
...days ago, after returning from Brussels with a deal that will see the European Union bail Greece out if everything else fails, he relaxed with a long bike ride. "He doesn't have the ability to inspire the public like his father, but that may be a sign of maturity in the Greek public," says Stan Draenos, a Greek-American academic who has written an upcoming biography of Andreas Papandreou. "The age of heroes is over...
...made no effort to censure their owners. "We're not going to sit down and shut up," she told the cheering crowd. "Thank you for standing up." The events in Arizona and Nevada failed to mask the widening splits in Palin's party about tactics and direction. One sign in Searchlight read: "No more RINOs [Republicans in name only]--Retire McCain." Another said: "Reid-McCain: Two sides of the same damn coin. Vote them...
Each participating House has a different take on the game. Generally at Harvard, players sign up in teams, oftentimes with creative names like Quincy’s “Sprinklywinks” or “Blood, Bath, and Beyond.” Each player is assigned a target person whom they must “assassinate” within a fixed time period with a false weapon (Harvard’s is usually a water gun). Players’ rooms and dining halls are typically designated “safe zones,” but targets...
...Many analysts see Jobbik's ascendancy as a sign of disenchantment among an electorate weary of politicians and battered by the financial crisis. Hungary has had a rough time lately: the economy contracted by 6.3% in 2009 and unemployment now tops 10%. Also last year, the previous Socialist Prime Minister, Ferenc Gyurcsany, resigned following years of controversy that began when he admitted that his party had lied about the state of the economy before 2006 elections. "[Jobbik] is a protest movement," says Laszlo Csaba, an economics professor at Budapest's Central European University. "And without strong ideological or organization glue...