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...second half was a back-and-forth affair, with three lead changes and three ties, the last resulting from Simon’s sharp-shooting heroics in the final seconds.  Harvard dominated the interior throughout the game, out-rebounding Colgate 40-27, while the Raiders stayed close by firing away from downtown...

Author: By Caleb W. Peiffer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: M. Hoops Ekes Out OT Win | 12/13/2004 | See Source »

...regarded as the “greatest living English farceur.” Set in the illustrious Westminster Hotel, the play tells the story of what happens when junior minister of the British Parliament Mr. Richard Willey (Hugh Malone ’08) decides to participate in an illicit affair with the secretary of a member of the opposition party, Mrs. Jane Worthington (Tracy A. Bjelland ’08). Oliver translates, “it’s like someone from the Bush cabinet hooking up with John Kerry’s secretary.” And so scandal...

Author: By Mary CATHERINE Brouder, ON THEATER | Title: Review: Scandal Humors in British Farce | 12/13/2004 | See Source »

...this made for a slower, more physical affair that ultimately played to Duluth’s strengths. The Bulldogs roster boasts three starters taller than the Crimson’s tallest member, and the hard hits and grinding play took its toll on the Harvard skaters late in the game...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: OT Loss Concludes Tough Weekend For W. Hockey | 12/6/2004 | See Source »

...court case is not the only sign that Blunkett's judgment has been affected by his feelings for his lover. There is speculation in Westminster that the original kiss-and-tell story that made the affair public was planted by the Home Secretary himself, with the apparent goal of getting Quinn to come back to him. Now she has claimed that he misused his office to help her when they were lovers, putting his reputation and job on the line...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Passion and Politics | 12/5/2004 | See Source »

...Blunkett has already repaid $340 for free rail travel enjoyed by Quinn, which was was meant to be reserved for M.P.s' spouses. In another incident, he sent two senior Home Office civil servants to a meeting between Quinn and her lawyers when news of the affair was about to break. Most damaging, he is alleged to have fast-tracked the visa renewal of the Quinns' former nanny, though the evidence is inconclusive and he strenuously denies it; the matter is now being officially investigated. Last week Quinn was in the hospital, dehydrated and vomiting, having apparently collapsed under the strain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Passion and Politics | 12/5/2004 | See Source »

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