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...those for whom Chuck Norris is not convincing enough, just remember that you’re eschewing the judgment of a man who’s counted to infinity—twice. And if that is not enough, consider why Huckabee has gained so much attention in the last couple of months. It’s not only because of Chuck. Rather, it’s because, in a race of flip-floppers and inexperienced platitude-dispensers, Mike Huckabee is the sole consistent and competent candidate, and is unwilling to reverse his beliefs in the name of political expediency...
...loses focus for a few minutes or falls victim to bad luck. Often, if the defense fails to recover its mental edge after letting in a goal, it can snowball into a scoring streak for the opposition. During Harvard’s haphazard start against Quinnipiac, the Bobcats struck twice within 53 seconds in the middle of the first period after Ben Nelson followed a Brian Leitch goal by stuffing a rebound past Richter. “I think that we work too hard for goals to allow a few slip-ups to end in prime scoring opportunities...
...areas, such as women’s rights, were often hampered by traditionalist opponents, but she left an indelible mark on Pakistani politics and was beloved by many. But her tenures were also marked by rampant corruption and her failure to carry through more ambitious reform. Her government was twice dismissed because of accusations of corruption. The rings of bribery, patronage, and money-laundering centered on her husband, Asif Ali Zardari, who garnered the nickname “Mister Ten Percent” due to his cut on all government contracts. In 2004, Swiss magistrates found both Bhutto and Zardari...
...Washington-based environmental think tank - paints a comprehensive and depressing picture of the planet, with ream after ream of dire statistics. Here's just a handful: Arctic summer sea ice shrinkage increased by 9.1% a decade between 1979 and 2006, and this year an area of ice almost twice the size of Britain melted in a single week. In an era of unprecedented global economic growth, the number of hungry people increased from 800 million to 830 million between 1996 and 2003. At current rates of logging, the natural forests of Indonesia and Burma will be gone within a decade...
...night that was historic in ways large and small. The sheer size of the Democratic turnout - 236,000 people, nearly twice as many as 2004 - distorted the caucus process...