The Region: Wrong, yet winning
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On the anniversary of September 11, a curious paradox about the United States is evident: the sharp contrast between its policies&#39; brilliant success in the Middle East and its strategies&#39; abject failure there.
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They are not wealthy. Their home states are politically symbolic. Their occupations or their circumstances suggest salt of the earth.
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Voters are sending mixed signals about how they want their communities to grow, embracing strict controls in some places and rejecting them in others.
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8 Questions | From what constitutes victory to which states bear watching, lessons lay ahead.
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The region's booming growth has counterbalanced trouble elsewhere. But the long dry spell is taking a toll.
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GARDNER -- Newton North's Chris Barnicle knew the MIAA Division 1 Cross-Country State Championships at Gardner Municipal Golf Course would come down to his team and Brockton. He even thought he knew the winner after he finished the race, but he was wrong.
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FOXBORO, MA -- Itâsa clichÃ© that is used far too often, but unfortunately thereâs no real other way to say it. Good teams find ways to win games, bad teams find ways to lose them.
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Why the approach that seems to have worked in Anbar province may not pay off elsewhere
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Winning close games is an art form -- a nebulous blend of luck, talent, timing, and intangibles. But Chelmsford has it down to a science.
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Could differences in economic performance among the states actually determine how the election shakes out?
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There is only one swing state that will determine the outcome in this upcoming election -- and it&#39;s not located in the Midwest.
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Competition and merchandise are posing some big problems.
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SIALKOT, Pakistan, Feb. 17 -- Many people in this gritty rural district of wheat fields and cinder-block factories believe one of the country's two main opposition parties deserves to win Monday's crucial voting for parliament. Yet they also believe the government will do everything it can to steal...
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By Douglas A. Kaid, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Jan. 31--LAKEWOOD RANCH -- Sometimes the other team is simply better. It's a tough thing to admit for competitors who spend all season trying to convince themselves they can't be beaten if they play their best.
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There are times in the life of a minority government when the biggest hurdle on the horizon is not a vote it stands to lose but rather one it can&#39;t avoid winning.
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The prospect of such a combination is generating excitement, but it's bad news for both sides.
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ATLANTA -- One guy hasn&#39;t won in 12 months and the other hasn&#39;t won in nearly 12 years. It&#39;s tough to decide which stat is the more improbable.