The Obama administration and congressional Democrats said Boehner changedcourse because he was unable to muster Republican support for the larger deal being negotiated with Obama.
After Curley spoke with Paterno, however, the athletic director allegedly told the school president that he had changed his mind about the best course to pursue.
He was making little impression behind the pace of the polesitter until the incidents that changed the course of the race and possibly the world championship race.