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Most damning is their attempt to pooh-pooh their defeats as the result of voter anger against incumbents. People have legitimate objections to Obamacare, and no amount of spin can change that. For Democrats to try, they make themselves look ridiculous—and desperate...

Author: By Brian J. Bolduc | Title: Kill Obamacare | 1/26/2010 | See Source »

...drove back into Cambridge this past weekend, the river sparkled, glossed over with a sheet of ice. There seemed to be a firmness to the ice, a solidity that beckoned… But beware: DO NOT attempt to walk across the iced-over Charles. If you do so, YOU WILL DIE. (Not actually. That was hyperbole. But really, it’s actually unsafe...

Author: By Elyssa A. L. Spitzer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Do Not Walk on Frozen Water | 1/25/2010 | See Source »

...Crimson could not put the game out of reach, as missed free throws down the stretch would allow Dartmouth the chance to attempt a comeback...

Author: By Dennis J. Zheng, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Survives in Ivy Road Opener | 1/25/2010 | See Source »

ACOR, which says it will appeal the ruling, has derided the case as yet another attempt by Russian leaders to manipulate the Orthodox Church for political and nationalistic purposes. Under the Soviet regime, communist leaders enlisted Russian Orthodox officials to fan patriotism and encourage support for the state among the population, in return for which the authorities held back from stamping out the religion for good. Now detractors say that Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his government allies are similarly seeking to gain public support by reclaiming relics of Russia's former greatness abroad to stoke patriotism among voters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Russia Wants Its Orthodox Churches Back | 1/24/2010 | See Source »

...this was not another attempt by President Faust to promote community in a yard space. And no, this wasn't your standard upholstery, the kind that makes you itchy all over. These particular pieces of furniture—along with the lazy cat and the sleeping dog lying around them—were made of snow...

Author: By Xi Yu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Latest in Furniture Trends | 1/23/2010 | See Source »

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