Even though Mr. Miller has yet to lose a race, he had campaigned tirelessly for his council members since the summer, and their victories last night were largely seen as his victories as well.
While the arguments he offered tonight were largely familiar, he gathered those arguments into one speech, seeking to answer those who argue that the threat is not that urgent and that a war now will destabilize the Middle East and distract from the war on terrorism.
Reaction this morning is largely favourable, if a touch mild.
The news, which broke Saturday morning, was largely downplayed by the major news organizations and blogs over the weekend.
The violence in Baltimore on Monday night was largely concentrated on the edges of business and industrial districts.
As commentators too numerous to mention have pointed out, the spending "freeze" that President Obama will announce tonight is largely a political move.
Outside, the window the fronts of the looted shops, looted on Saturday night and Sunday morning, are largely boarded up: Boots, Currys, Halfords, B&Q.
Mr. Kozlowski's hearing, which began just after noon, was largely uneventful, and he said little aside from his plea of not guilty.
For all the serious talk about serious issues, what the candidates engaged in tonight was largely an exercise in image repair and image improvement.
Mr. Wright's installation, which is alternating with other new electronic pieces in the bar area through Thursday night, is largely self-sustaining, with audience members using computer track pads installed on the bar to modify the sounds being produced.
IRMO, S.C. – Mitt Romney's stump speeches at rallies like the one here on Wednesday night are largely patriotic goo, but in the last day or two he's also thrown in a newly sharpened jab at Newt Gingrich.
