Word: allen
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...Yield shows that Harvard is still a very attractive place for black students. I think that the fact that such a large percentage of the black students that Harvard accepts decide to go there speaks a lot about your university and its reputation,” Slater said. S. Allen Counter, director of the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations, commended Harvard’s commitment to diversity, but said that the University could do more to support minority students once they arrive on campus. “African-American students complain to me regularly about the paucity...
...Republican majority to the door of the House of Representatives and turned a majority of governors' mansions over to the Democrats. Control of the Senate also looked within reach. Although ballots were still being counted in the contested Virginia race, Republicans were sounding pessimistic that incumbent Senator George Allen could make up the thousands of votes he needed to catch up with Democratic challenger Jim Webb...
...both contests, however, the Democrat was ahead. State Senator Jon Tester was ahead, but just barely, of incumbent Republican Conrad Burns in Montana. And Democratic challenger Jim Webb clung to a thin lead over incumbent Sen. George Allen in Virginia...
...Island and Pennsylvania tonight and held onto Senate seats in Maryland and New Jersey-which means the fight for the Senate is coming down to just a handful of races: Montana, Missouri and Virginia. They are still hopeful that Democratic candidate James Webb will knock off Republican Senator George Allen in Virginia, in a race too close to call. But with challenger Claire McCaskill trailing incumbent Republican Senator Jim Talent in Missouri, it is looking unlikely that the Democrats can pick up the six seats they need to reach...
...milestone was passed early in the evening, as the networks declared State Treasurer Bob Casey the winner. But it was only the beginning of a what could be a very big evening for the Democrats. In Virginia, Democrat Jim Webb was running nearly even with incumbent GOP Senator George Allen, whose accident-prone candidacy has tarnished what was once considered one of his party's brightest stars. And New Jersey's Bob Menendez, considered the Democrats' most vulnerable incumbent, skated to victory past Republican Tom Kean...