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Former Rep. Richard Pombo, the feisty California Republican known for his black cowboy hats and his epic battles with environmentalists, announced Tuesday that he will run again for Congress. Mr. Pombo, 48, plans to run for the Central Valley seat being vacated by retiring Republican Rep. George Radanovich. The 19th Congressional District is adjacent to the 11th Congressional District, which Mr. Pombo represented for seven terms before he was...  

"Blunt is always compelling as the feisty, good-hearted Victoria." The Young Victoria is a noteworthy title because the British queen it refers to lived to be 81 and reigned for 63 years. She was young once, of course, like everyone (except Larry King), but she's more famous for being old. Moreover, the "Victorian Era" (i.e., most of the 1800s) is characterized by prim moral values and reserved behavior -- hardly what you'd call...  

"A white man can jerk!" chef Walter Staib says with glee, a grin spreading across his bearded face at the launch of our four-day culinary tour of Jamaica. At first, the stocky, white-haired, German-born restaurateur, who speaks with a thick accent ...  

SASKATOON - The Stefan Della Rovere of a year ago was a human cannonball who kept opponents' heads up with his wild charges, but also kept Canada's penalty killers busy at the world junior hockey championship. This year, the Barrie Colts captain is ...  

Catholics Down Under are celebrating a Papal decision that will give the country its first saint — the feisty Mary MacKillop, who founded a network of schools for poor children and was briefly excommunicated before being set on the path to canonisation. Related StoriesMissing world sail bid girl, 14, foundControversial healthcare vote is under way in USKool & the Gang play Cuba and get the funk outMissing Dutch sailing girl, 14, found in...  

Flu is a notoriously changeable virus, leading several influential scientists to declare that ever since 1918, we have lived in a “pandemic era” of influenza. Although the current strain seems unlikely to be as deadly as the 1918 version, the resourceful flu virus constantly evolves in response to human immunity, posing a relentless medical challenge: Every year 5 to 20 percent of the U.S. population contracts flu, hundreds of thousands are...  

Chris Dufresne takes time out (he gets two per half) each Friday during the season to answer questions on college football. Chris Dufresne takes time out (he gets two per half) each Friday during the season to answer questions on college football.  

When Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams, a feisty 86 years old, gave a double-barreled one-finger salute to the Buffalo fans Sunday, one thought probably crossed many minds:I know how he feels.Sometimes you've seen and heard enough, especially after your team started the season 0-6 and you had to tell the coach to change quarterbacks.That doesn't mean it's acceptable behavior. Just understandable.Frankly, I'm surprised it hasn't happened before...  

CLEMSON, S.C. -- According to Thomas Austin, players were checking the score of the BC-UNC game on the bus ride over to the stadium, but the senior lineman also noted that at no point did players take Virginia lightly, as the Tigers captured the ACC's Atlantic Division title...  

Boston GlobeAbortion rights plan sparks feisty debateBoston HeraldMichael Capuano hammered Boston Celtics [team stats] co-owner Stephen Pagliuca on abortion, accusing the businessman of supporting a federal health-care ...Senate candidates spar over abortionCape Cod TimesDems Let Sparks Fly Over Health Care, AbortionBoston Channel.comMass. Dem. Senate hopefuls clash on abortionNashua TelegraphBoston Globe -MassLive.com -Wicked Local Fall...  

The pack is missing injured big men Imanol Harinordoquy and flanker Louis Picamoles, but is still strong. The French will fancy their chances at scrum time and behind it they have a clever halfback in Julien Dupuy, who was superb in Dunedin.  

Arambagh KS held Sheikh Russel KC to a 2-2 draw in an exciting encounter of the Bangladesh League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday. Kenyan Nicodemus Anunda and Nigerian Subair Mohammad Omobolaji struck one goal each for Arambagh while ...  

From Google Scholar: The linguistics of laughter E Embuggerance, H Feisty – English Today, 2008 – Cambridge Univ Press Glossographia explains how this came about. Thanks to Language Log for the pointer.  

John Wall scored 19 points and added five assists... as third-ranked Kentucky remained unbeaten by holding off a feisty Long Beach State squad... 86-73... at Rupp Arena.from ABC News 4  

Golden State has one asset that could give the Celtics heartburn whenever they face a similar team this season. Young legs haven't done in the C's for the last...