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...year ago, with the prospect of a second Great Depression terrifyingly real, many were quick to cast Barack Obama as another FDR. The prospect of a 21st century New Deal formed part of a larger narrative about the 2008 election. Fueled by anger over two unpopular wars, an economy in meltdown and simple Bush fatigue, voters weren't merely repudiating the status quo. In choosing Obama, they had transformed a center-right country into a center-left one. (See TIME's special report on the legacy of F.D.R...
...Cahow ’07-’08 would go to the Olympics. But she’s competing in her second Olympic games in Vancouver, playing defense for the American women’s ice hockey team after taking home the bronze in Torino four years ago...
...Crimson (15-7, 6-2 Ivy) visited Cornell (5-17, 1-8) Friday night in the second leg of their seasonal matchup. In Cambridge two weeks ago, the Big Red was only able to put up 53 points, and the outcome was no different at Newman Arena. The Crimson’s defense held Cornell to the same number of points, but this time around—led by freshman Victoria Lippert’s 20-point game—Harvard extended its winning margin by five for a final score...
Finishing the weekend with three wins and matching its win total from its home tournament two weeks ago, Harvard improves to 6-1 for the season—its best start in the last five seasons...
...distinctively muted fashion), strode in unannounced and received a rowdy hero's welcome. As much as Bush-Cheney disappointed conservatives with their loose fiscal policy and assorted missteps, the right is now positively nostalgic for the good old days of the not too long ago. (See a stimulus report card after one year...