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With the President, there has been a consistent desire to have federal policies that promote economic growth. In spite of my sometimes irritation with him when he makes a reversal or doesn't press ahead on important policy areas--like Social Security or Medicare--on the thing that got him where he is today, he has been unwavering: belief in economic growth, and belief that while the economy is growing, you've got to push the circle of freedom out with health-care and education investments. And he is relentless. Sure, he has altered course from time to time...
...country is held together by will as well. On TV, the handlers of the two candidates continue to warn against fistfights in the halls, but they are the only ones likely to throw a punch. The rest of us--perhaps because the election is so close, and not in spite of that--are imperfectly content to see whoever emerges emerge. America has one great ghost in the attic, who whispers the name America in the middle of the night, to remind us that--evidence of individual competitiveness and self-interest to the contrary notwithstanding--somewhere in the unconscious heart...
...condition of accelerated puberty in girls is more of a hypothesis than a widely observed phenomenon--in spite of anecdotal reports. Your article seemed to emphasize the vague possibility that a host of chemicals, those found in the environment or in foods, could initiate early puberty. But the only scientifically documented cause is the increase in childhood obesity, and the demonstrated involvement of fat cell-derived leptin in initiating pubertal events. Next time, I hope you will do your readers a favor by presenting such stories in a more realistic context, rather than alarming them on the basis of weak...
...Palazzo and sophomore tailback Matt Leiszler have spearheaded the best rushing offense in the Ivy League, which averages 184.5 yards per game. In spite of his size, Palazzo is the fourth highest-rated running back in the league, averaging 5.8 yards per carry and totaling 704 yards on the ground this season...
...Crimson won Saturday in spite of playing before a hostile home crowd that included a quirky Hartford professor known as the "Hartford Superfan," who toted pompons and a megaphone in an attempt to whip the Hawks' crowd into a frenzy...