Mexican hopeful changes image for his second run at presidency - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
27 May 2012, 11:04 pm
His supporters took to the streets, and the most fervent blocked the capital city's major boulevard for weeks. After the protests, there were more protests. Mr. Lopez Obrador donned the presidential sash, declared himself the legitimate leader of Mexico ...

Obama Has a Mean Streak and He Turned It on Romney This Week - Daily Beast
26 May 2012, 3:39 am
“I know Gov. Romney came to Des Moines last week,” the shirt-sleeved, sweating Obama told a crowd of fervent supporters. “Warned about a ‘prairie fire of debt.’ That’s what he said. ‘Prairie fire.’ But he left out some fact

Hard-luck loss: Blue Valley West walk-off sends Lawrence High baseball home in pitchers’ duel - LJWORLD
26 May 2012, 12:32 am
Left-handed Lions ace Garrett Cleavinger had matched Blue Valley West’s top gun, senior righty Collin Wiles, inning after inning, and LHS was one out away from sending its Class 6A state tournament first-round game to extra innings. With ...

Police need new road strategies - Trinidad Express
23 May 2012, 4:49 pm
It is out of a sense of near desperation that I have decided to write this letter with the fervent hope that someone, somewhere will take notice and take some remedial action as it relates to the carnage that is taking place on our nation's roads.

Egyptians cast votes in first free presidential election - Calgary Herald
23 May 2012, 7:10 am
A sense of amazement at having a choice pervaded the crowds in line, along with fervent expectation over what direction a new leader will take a country that has been in turmoil ever since mass protests toppled the man who ruled with an iron fist for ...

Book Review: Neil Young FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the Iconic and Mercurial Rocker by Glen Boyd - Seattle Post Intelligencer
22 May 2012, 9:16 pm
Everybody knows that a standard issue rock biography or online lists of stats and facts is nowhere near being gratifying enough for a fervent fan, especially when it comes to the expect-the-unexpected but prolific and almost willingly perverse Neil Young.

Foreigner-bashing rises amid China’s domestic woes - Global Nation
22 May 2012, 7:39 am
BEIJING—First, videos of rude foreigners went viral in Chinese cyberspace, then a Beijing police crackdown on visitors without valid visas drew fervent applause, and finally, a state TV host urged his countrymen to toss out the “foreign trash.”

Anita Atkinson, fervent Monarchist, Throws Three Out Of Tearoom For Refusing To Stand For Anthem - huffingtonpost.co.uk
21 May 2012, 7:58 pm
The owner of a Royal Family-themed tearoom has explained why she threw out three middle-aged customers who refused to stand when she played the national anthem. fervent monarchist Anita Atkinson, 55, opened the Royal Teas shop in rural Stanhope, County ...

Given a right royal marching order: Trio thrown out of fervent monarchist's tea shop after they refused to stand for the national anthem - Daily Mirror
21 May 2012, 7:19 am
The owner of a Royalty-themed tearoom explained today why she threw out three middle-aged customers who refused to stand when she played the national anthem. fervent monarchist Anita Atkinson, 55, opened the Royalty Teas shop in rural Stanhope, County ...

Despite fervent conservative wishes, you can't go back in time - Tacoma News Tribune
13 May 2012, 12:55 am
So apparently, Barack Obama is finally done evolving. That, you will recall, was the president’s word for the process of reconsidering his opposition to same-sex marriage. Last week, after being publicly and inadvertently (?) prodded by his ...