Word: ticket
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Mehlman would say: America is changing. Contrary to conventional wisdom, our political parties are very strong. Most independents are actually partisans who refuse to describe themselves as such. The number of “ticket-splitters” has been cut in half since 1988—from 16 to eight percent. And our country is closely divided. Until last year, no presidential candidate had won a majority of the popular vote since the President’s father ran 17 years ago. Americans face a wealth of information, and a poverty of attention. The average home...
...shafted by Let’s Go? You might be missing more than a free ticket to Latvia...
Silvera’s words, spoken the day before the 2005 season kicked off, proved prophetic last Thursday night, when a semi-malicious Red Sox fan—and now-former season ticket holder—Christopher House hit Gary Sheffield in the mouth as he was chasing Jason Varitek’s eighth-inning triple, leading to a punch from Sheffield and an emptying of the New York bullpen...
...week political observers were asking whether voters in the Philippines will once more offer Marcos their support on voting day. Many were also wondering when the election will be held, whether the opposition can frustrate Marcos' attempts to control voting procedures and, indeed, whether his rivals can field a ticket strong enough to end 20 years of Marcos' rule. --By J. D. Reed. Reported by Sandra Burton and Nelly Sindayen/Manila
...frustrated consumers, though, were calling the whole episode a turkey. When they tried to reserve discount seats, they discovered that some flights were already booked by customers paying regular or supersaver fares. Griped a ticket agent who works in Detroit for one of American's rivals: "Seats to all the really good places are sold out anyway. American may have five or six routes where tickets hadn't been selling, and they wanted to fill those planes." One airline that has abstained so far from the Thanksgiving bargains is People Express. The discount carrier said it was busy enough...