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Desperate candidates like Bauer have been threatening to take the gloves off.
In a desperate commingling of self-abasement and self-interest rivaled only by Kathryn Harrison's memoir of French-licking her father, Joyce sold the story of her 1990 breast-augmentation surgery to Self magazine.
Pundits awarded victory to: 1) Gore, who started early, stayed late, and showered questioners with declarations of heartfelt warmth; 2) Bradley, whose low-key manner made Gore look desperate; 3) the Yankees, because nearly everyone watched the game instead.
And Lidie learns, learns, and learns her lesson: She's been selfish and . Desperate to escape the plantation where she's been recuperating but lacking the willpower, she has selfishly accepted the defenseless Lorna "as my reviver, felt the cool, firm sensation of her hand on my neck as a promise."
The somewhat desperate, insecure-seeming Gore who assaulted Bradley in an excessive way in the early debates has receded, at least for the time being.