In polling by the Pew Research Center in November 2008, fully half the respondents thought the two parties would cooperate more in the coming year, versus only 36 percent who thought the climate would grow more adversarial.

The shadows on the lawn lengthened as the sun began to set.

Apparently the man had a reputation for hi[-]jinks, such as filing fake flight plans to deceive [Bill] Clinton's barnstorming rivals.

Cross my palm with silver and I'll tell you your fortune, said the fortune-teller.