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...clinging to power isn't big news, then you may have forgotten the pure zeal of Gingrich's original revolutionaries. They swept into Washington on the single promise that they would change Capitol Hill. And for a time, they did. Vowing to finish what Ronald Reagan had started, they stood firm on the three principles that defined conservatism: fiscal responsibility, national security and moral values. Reagan, who had a few scandals in his day, didn't always follow his own rules. But his doctrine turned out to be a good set of talking points for winning elections in a closely...
...Pope said what needed to be said, period. Radical Muslims have insulted, abused, murdered and otherwise endangered the lives of many non-Muslims for decades. It is about time a world leader stood up and called a spade a spade...
...preparation served the team well, as the crowd did not faze the Crimson at all. In the first few minutes of play, the teams matched up well amidst the clatter of dishware. From the first whistle to the end of the first quarter, the teams stood even at two goals apiece...
...defensive front, the freshmen also stood out Wednesday night. While their forward counterparts were busy helping the offensive effort, the defense, anchored in part by Nichols and fellow first-year keeper Laura Mann, was dominant, with Mann posting her second shut out of the season...
...errs badly by making virtually no mention of more promising black leaders like Senator Barack Obama, a politician so scholastic and intellectually-serious that he spent a decade teaching law at the University of Chicago. Two years ago, the charismatic Illinois Democrat stood before an audience of millions and proclaimed, “Children can’t achieve unless we raise their expectations, and turn off the television sets, and eradicate the slander that a black youth with a book is acting white.” Such a message, one would think, should be music to Williams?...