Although that was constitutionally legitimate, the one-sided result of the photo-finish race struck many as out of whack.
Still, that Gaffney could somehow become a player in a national race strikes him, as it does others here, as surprising.
Yet Mr. Liu's business-as-usual demeanor — and his occasional suggestions that he still has an eye on the mayor's race — strikes some people in politics as puzzling, given the gravity of the situation he is facing.
The "master race" strikes again.
A sailboat participating in a race struck a buoy outside Redwood City off the San Francisco Peninsula on Wednesday evening, killing one person and injuring another, authorities said.
But Rai's conversations about race struck Du Bois, who, up until that point, had not devoted much more than a passing interest in anti-colonial struggles abroad.
WASHINGTON -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R), in his second public appearance following his exit from the presidential race, struck a somewhat surprising populist tone Thursday, railing against the housing bubble burst and subsequent financial meltdown.
The New Yorker, November 1, 1947 P. 74 A Wayward Press article on the race track strike and Belmont and Jamaica tracks.
It was the third Blue Grass victory for Zito, 56, who won the race with Strike the Gold in 1991 and Halory Hunter in 1998.
By A. J. Liebling The New Yorker, November 1 , 1947P. 74 A Wayward Press article on the race track strike and Belmont and Jamaica tracks.
