| Barnet 0 Bristol Rovers 1 - The Monday report
Danny Coles had handled an Ashley Carew cross, but Puncheon saw keeper Steve Phillips dive to his left to keep out his spot kick. Fairclough believed Barnet should have had a second chance from 12 yards, when Cliff Akurang saw a header blocked by Craig Hinton's arm, but it was not to be. "It looked more like a penalty than the first one, but that's football," he said. The Bees adopted the 4-5-1 formation that has stood them in such good stead on their travels of late, but, despite their dominance and free-flowing football, created very few chances, Akurang squandering the best opening, when he headed straight at Phillips from a Nicky Nicolau cross. Ironically, when Fairclough was forced to throw strikers Adam Birchall, Anthony Thomas and Giuliano Grazioli into the fray late on, none of the subs had a sniff of goal, though, to be fair, the Bees were not the same side after Lambert had struck.
No Clear Republican Anchor in Sight
Mr. Romney won easily in Michigan, where he grew up, with a pointed focus on the slowing economy, which voters there overwhelmingly identified as the top issue. Senator John McCain of Arizona won New Hampshire last week with the backing of independent voters, who are so influential there. And Mike Huckabee of Arkansas won the caucuses in Iowa powered by social conservatives who make up a substantial part of its population.On the most tangible level, the vote on Tuesday was proof from the ballot box of what polls have shown: this is a party that is adrift, deeply divided and uninspired when it comes to its presidential candidates and unsure of how to counter an energized Democratic Party.Even in victory, Mr. Romney stood as evidence of the trouble the party finds itself in. He won, but only after a major effort in a state he once expected to win in a walk.
John Mayer Says Don't Mess With Jess's Texan Pride
How do I love John Mayer, let me count the ways. . . . With all the flack that Jessica Simpson has been getting lately, her ex-boyfriend John is not the first person I would guess to come to her defense (well, to be fair I guess Eva Longoria did first, but she was kinda just talking about herself). However, John Mayer took to his blog last night in an incredibly sweet way to defend Jess and her Texan prize. He said, in an entry titled "Don't Ex With Texas": Dear Dallas and Surrounding Areas, This isn't a sports blog, and it isn't a publicity stunt. (but have at me if it feels right.) This is about doing what I think is right as a person, in this case speaking my mind. I have never known anyone to have more pride in their home state and their upbringing in it than Jessica Simpson has in Texas.
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