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Eliot Spitzer was one of six governors interviewed about the presidential contest by The Washington Post at the National Governor's Association in D.C. Asked what advice he would give to Hillary Clinton, whom he has endorsed and pledged to cast a superdelegate ballot for, Spitzer said: "I'd tell her keep doing what she's been doing," adding: "She's making a powerful case." But the governor also made no secret of his admiration for Barack Obama, saying: "Let's face it, Barack emotes in a way that is remarkable." Asked later whether he believes experience is necessary to bring about real change in government, Spitzer answered, rather diplomatically and in his typical wonky way (he also employed the Spitzeresque buzzword "pivotal" during the interview): "It's not a binary choice." On his own record, Spitzer listed Medicaid reform and increased education spending (which he has proposed curtailing to some degree this year) as his most significant accomplishments.
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However, the 6-foot-1, 219-pound junior safety has often been confined to the sidelines due to injuries or being behind Josh Barrett on the depth chart. With Barrett sidelined with a sore knee, Cox finally got an extended chance. And, sure enough, he has made an impact. Cox had nine tackles after replacing Barrett against Southern California on Thanksgiving, then in the first start of his career had an interception against Arizona. These past two weeks have been really enjoyable, Cox said. Im making plays and helping out the defense. The coaches have put me in a good position to make plays. Cox has dealt with knee, back and shoulder injuries as a collegian, and he was awarded a medical redshirt after missing 10 games in 2005. Ive been waiting, but Ive had a never-give-up attitude, Cox said.
College to move library
Right now it's mothballed warehouse space where birds sometimes flit among the rafters. Soon, however, the empty space on Salem State College's Central Campus will function as the school's library. The college's regular library on Lafayette Street was closed in mid-October after structural safety concerns were raised by engineers examining the aging building for renovation. Built in 1969, the facility had been plagued by leaks that threatened some of the library's 318,000 bound volumes. Salem State officials had hoped to reopen the library last month but recently decided that wouldn't be possible. They now expect the library will remain closed through at least the end of the year. "Once they got into probing and inspecting the structure, the more they realized they need to do more probing and analysis," spokeswoman Karen Cady said last week.
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The vote count turned against the opposition leader, Raila Odinga, a Luo who also has broad support among the Kalenjin majority in the Rift Valley, in suspicious circumstances. But Magure and other Kikuyu from the town who are now refugees in a stadium in Nakuru, the area's major town 26 miles to the south, said the election dispute was a pretext and that the assault on them was a planned move driven by long-standing enmity from the Kalenjin that amounts to ethnic cleansing. She named Chelelgo and another councillor, Charles Koskei, as among those responsible. "We got the threats that we have to leave that place even during the election campaign. They said we are Kikuyu, we don't belong there. It was the Kalenjin youths but it was also the politicians, these councillors and chiefs.
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Your article has given me hope that there are at least a few intelligent and unbiased reporters out there who are allowed to speak their minds without fear of serious repercussions. I am sure you will note that I used a header that said "Merry Christmas" as opposed to one that said "Happy Holidays" or "Seasons Greeting". I also used the song "Oh Holy Night" on my answering machine as background music. It is my God given right afterall to express my opinion and I do not have to eliminate the use of God or religion for fear of offending someone. If they are offended, perhaps they should seek the help of the ACLU or talk to some of the idiots from Planet Hollyweird. Deborah McKown
Florissant, CO .
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