Articles written by Paul Backus
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Book Review: Life of Pi
The novel takes its main character, Pi Patel, on two separate journeys. The first is spiritual, while the second is geographic.
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Stolen Base in World Series Means Free Tacos
On Tuesday October 28, Taco Bell will be giving one free crunchy ground beef taco to every customer as a result of Jason Bartlett's fifth-inning stolen base.
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Presidential Polls and the Electoral College
While national presidential polls showed Barack Obama to be only a few percentage points ahead of John McCain, electoral map calculators gave Obama a much stronger lead.
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Joe Wurzelbacher, Almost A Plumber
John McCain portrayed Joseph Wurzelbacher--who apparently misspelled his name on his voter registration form and is not a licensed plumber--as an American hero Wednesday.
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South Africa's One Party Government
South Africa's primary political party, African National Congress (ANC), could be on the verge of a split. This would profoundly change the country's political landscape.
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