Politicized culture wars are debilitating because they almost always require partisans to denigrate the moral legitimacy of their opponents, and sometimes to deny their very humanity. It’s often not enough to defeat a foe. Satisfaction only comes from an adversary’s humiliation. Read full article > >

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Contraception and the cost of culture wars

Mitt Romney confirmed his status as the prohibitive front-runner in the GOP presidential race Saturday with a win in the Nevada caucuses. But Romney’s apparently large margin of victory may say more about his opponents than his own candidacy. Read full article > >

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Mitt Romney’s Nevada caucus win: What it means

NOVOSIBIRSK, Russia — Microphone in hand, Mikhail Prokhorov doesn’t get angry, passionate, rousing, funny or stem-winding. The billionaire owner of the New Jersey Nets speaks in a soothing baritone and has barely an unkind word for his opponents in next month’s presidential election, including Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin. Read full article > >

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Low-key Prokhorov takes to Russian stump

HUDSON, N.H. — An assault on Mitt Romney’s business career intensified Monday after the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination made an ­off-the-cuff comment that his opponents say shows he was a corporate predator who sought profits at the expense of workers. At a breakfast of business leaders in Nashua, N.H., Romney said , “I like being able to fire people who provide services to me.” The former Massachusetts governor was referring to health insurers that don’t provide adequate care, but on the eve of the New Hampshire primary, his opponents nevertheless feasted upon the apparently unscripted remark by a habitually cautious candidate. Read full article > >

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Romney comes under attack as New Hampshire primary looms

MOSCOW — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin blasted U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday for encouraging and supporting the election protesters and warned of a wider Russian crackdown on unrest. By describing Russia’s parliamentary election as rigged, Putin said Clinton “gave a signal” to his opponents. Read full article > >

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Putin accuses US Secretary Clinton of encouraging protesters in Russia, warns of crackdown

Chelsea put some of their recent woes behind them with an efficient victory at Newcastle that lifts them into the top four at their opponents’ expense.

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Newcastle 0-3 Chelsea

At Penn State they used to brag about the “Grand Experiment,” a phrase that managed to patronize pretty much everyone, as if they were the only ones serious about academics, and read Plutarch while their opponents made crooked marks in spellers. It turns out the experiment consisted of Joe Paterno telling cops to lay off his guys . Meantime, out west at Cal-Berkeley, a real experiment was underway, one that hardly anyone noticed, but which could rescue college athletics . Read full article > >

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At Cal-Berkeley, challenging sterotypes of NCAA athletes as students

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh says he will not step down as promised if his opponents are allowed to stand in elections to succeed him.

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Yemen leader refuses to step down

We’re already learning about several of the ways in which Texas Gov. Rick Perry isn’t as conservative as some believed. And Mitt Romney , of course, has his own demons. When it comes to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie , though, there is arguably even more for his opponents to mine — if Christie is actually interested in running for president, that is. Read full article > >

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Chris Christie has many of the same liabilities as Perry, Romney

There have been a few moments this football season when Blake Dove put on his pads, pulled down his helmet and took a quick look at his surroundings on the football field. Some of his opponents — and teammates — are five years older. Others outweigh him by well more than 100 pounds. Across the Washington area, only a handful of high school freshmen play varsity football each year, but Dove stands out even more. He is just 13 years old and plays one of the most physically demanding positions — linebacker — for one of the region’s traditional powerhouses, Seneca Valley . Read full article > >

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Seneca Valley starts 13-year-old freshman Blake Dove at linebacker

President Robert Mugabe and his party are engaged in a campaign of intimidation and harassment intended to drive his opponents out of office.

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Robert Mugabe Hounds Rivals in Zimbabwe, Parties Say

George Osborne says the Portuguese bailout shows the UK was right to prioritise debt reduction and accuses his opponents of playing “Russian roulette” with the economy.

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Debt crisis ‘shows cuts needed’

Although he didn’t show much mercy to his opponents in the ring, boxing legend Muhammad Ali has made a desperate plea to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to release two Americans who have been held since July 2009 on suspicion of…

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Both Gaddafi and his opponents are digging in, while the U.S. repositions naval and air units and the European Union imposes sanctions. The Pentagon didn’t say why they were repositioning forces around Libya, other than to “provide options and…

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U.S. and Europe Move to Protect Rebels

Washington – President Barack Obama dramatically increased pressure Friday on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to overhaul the political system in response to nationwide protests, telling Mubarak it’s time to open “a meaningful dialogue” with his opponents. read more

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Will Mubarak Heed Obama’s Call to Listen to Protesters?