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NEWS ABOUT: David

David stories: 3 news summaries

Sanford Says He Won't Resign, Cites Bible

Compares himself to David, who 'fell mightily,' in apology

Jun 26, 09 4:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gov. Mark Sanford apologized today to his South Carolina cabinet, the State reports, but said he wouldn’t resign and compared himself to the Biblical David. David “fell mightily, he fell in very significant ways, but was able to pick up the pieces,” said the Republican, adding that... More »

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Cabinet • Argentina • affair • Bible • governor • Mark Sanford • extramarital affair • David

GLOSSIES

Why Davids Win: They
Ignore Goliath's Rules


May 5, 09 7:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - When it comes to David vs. Goliath-style battles, the underdog’s secret weapon is always supreme effort, Malcolm Gladwell writes in the New Yorker. From that Biblical encounter to Lawrence of Arabia’s stand against the Turks to a winning, but unskilled, California girls’ basketball team, “legs” tend to... More »

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basketball • war • insurgency • David • Goliath • underdog • conflict • tactics

 David Could Crumble: Engineer 

Years of traffic, tourism put Michelangelo's marble masterpiece at risk

Sep 19, 08 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michelangelo’s famed statue of David is in danger of collapse and must be stabilized, an Italian engineering professor tells ANSA. Failure isn’t imminent, though a major earthquake could topple the Renaissance masterwork on display in Florence. Small cracks in the statue, thought to have emerged during the 500... More »

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Italy • statue • Florence • Michelangelo • David • Renaissance • structural integrity

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