Word: sparred
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Regarding your piece, "Current, RNC Spar Over 'Liar' Article," (News, Oct. 20) I just wanted to reiterate that Dan Levine took all necessary measures to provide an accurate account of the incident of the Sheridan School's field trip to the Republican National Committee (RNC). Remember that he qualified his article by mentioning that Rebecca King could not be reached for comment...
...hour before this year's presidential candidates would meet to spar over the issue of political ads, among other things, two pundits met to analyze the surfeit of ads that have bombarded the public in recent months...
...their arms and legs--many kids sign on for the unique intellectual challenge. It's not unusual for a skinny kid to beat a beefy hulk. Alyson McCormick, whose son Sam, 11, trains at Metropolis Fencing, a school in New York City, recalls fretting when Sam was about to spar with a burlier opponent. "But he said, 'Don't worry, Mom. He does the same thing every time. I know what I need to do,'" she recalls. After losing the first few points, Sam figured out how to adjust his game to win. As well as a confidence booster...
...nation's third most populous state, he is "a reformer with results." Gore boasts that his record on Capitol Hill and as second-in-command of an administration that has presided over a record economic boom makes him the man for the job. "It's natural for candidates to spar over their records," notes TIME political writer Eric Pooley. "But despite what Bush says about what he's done in Texas, Gore clearly has the more impressive record in government. So don't be surprised when we see Bush turn to the insider-outsider thing," with the Texan saying...