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I really like Fred Thompson as a candidate, and at times he does well in debates. Tonight, for example, he ran rings around Huckabee on the legal ramifications of closing Gitmo and bringing the detainees here. But at other times Thompson seemed a bit lackluster. He still hasn't solved his "rambling" problem. Rudy Giuliani did well, as he almost always does, but didn't dominate as he occasionally does. I'd probably award him second place on the night. ADVANTAGE OBAMA By Paul Mirengoff There are a bunch of new poll results from New Hampshire, all of which were taken prior to yesterday's debates. On the Democratic side nearly every poll puts Obama ahead of Clinton. Moreover, a Rasmussen poll with a sample size of 1,200 (more than twice the size of any others) has Clinton trailing by 39-27.
No rest for road sweepers in Nanjing
The heavy snow that has blanketed much of the country in the past three days has become a real headache for sanitation workers in this southern city.
You can see them, clad in orange outfits, with brooms and spades in hand, on every main street, sweeping the snow even as it continues to fall.
"We're working much longer hours these days because of the nonstop snow," 50-year-old Xu Chunzhen, a sanitation worker in Xuanwu district, said.
The snow started early on Saturday morning and has not let up.
Xu and her team of four workers start their day at 4 am and do not finish until 6 pm. It is their duty to keep a 1-km-long street that runs from Xinjiekou to Daxinggong, the city's downtown, free of snow.
"We can't really stop sweeping or the snow will pile up, and it is very dangerous for people to walk and ride bicycles on the snow," Xu said.
Women's Basketball | Maryland outlasts Florida St.
Toliver made a three-pointer and Crystal Langhorne added a layup to put Maryland up 83-81. Mara Freshour led Florida State (16-11, 6-6) with 23 points. Other Top 10 games At No. 3 Tennessee 72, Mississippi St. 46 Candace Parker scored 19 points and set a Tennessee record for blocks as the Vols (25-2, 11-1 Southeastern) beat the Bulldogs (16-12, 4-9). Parker blocked five shots to set a Tennessee career record with 247, surpassing Shelia Frost's 246. At No. 10 Old Dominion 66, Drexel 51 Tiffany Green scored 12 points to help the Monarchs (24-3, 15-0 Colonial) defeat Drexel (15-11, 10-5). Old Dominion has won 18 in a row. .
Rehabilitation machine helps patients who've lost use of legs exercise
Under the supervision of New Directions Wellness Center Director James Laskin, Corinne Spencer works the pedals of the new Ergys 2 machine at the University of Montana's School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science on Tuesday. Using electrical stimulation, the machine allows paraplegics and quadriplegics to exercise their legs.
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B.C. inventor wants to put pop bottle rocket into orbit
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Mr. Widget wants to go to space. Ken Schellenberg, who has adopted the alter-ego on his company website, wants to put a simple but highly engineered bottle rocket into orbit. Ken Schellenberg, shown in a handout photo, wants to put a simple but highly engineered bottle rocket into orbit. This could be impossible, but the CEO of antigravityresearch.com already holds the altitude record for boosting an elongated pop bottle - propelled by a bicycle pump, water and a bit of soap - into the air. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO This could be impossible, but the CEO of AntiGravity Research already holds the altitude record for boosting an elongated plastic pop bottle - propelled by a bicycle pump, water and a bit of soap - into the air. Firing the ubiquitous, two-litre plastic container usually consigned to the recycle bin into space might create a whole new definition for space junk, but the dream keeps Schellenberg going.
Fund-raiser deal
A CHARITY is calling on South Lakeland residents to brush up their bridge skills for a national fund-raising event. IndependentAge, which helps elderly people to live independently, is encouraging people across the district to take part in the Big Bridge - games of social bridge taking place across the UK from March 3-9. The Big Bridge is part of the charity's annual action week, which focuses on raising awareness of elderly people's independence and the need to improve care and services. .
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