In choosing to throw a Hail Mary pass to General Petraeus, the President has chosen a commander who understands counterinsurgency, who helped to design the current Afghan strategy, and who knows how to lead and motivate soldiers.

WSJ: The Petraeus Hail Mary

Even so, I mean, is there a sense that they're - that they've - are they about to throw a "Hail Mary" pass on the campaign?

NPR: McCain Keeps Home Fires Burning

Research in Motion on the other hand has invested heavily developing its soon to be released Blackberry 10 OS. Early reviews are favorable, and its likely Research in Motion wants to bring this to market for a hail Mary pass rather than throw in the towel now.

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