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...Republicans and push bills through. Four years ago, he was indicted by a Texas grand jury for conspiring to violate campaign-finance-reform laws. He maintains his innocence; he has not yet been tried. Quick refresher course on DWTS: people wear sparkly outfits and compete to win a mirror ball...
...some weekends, when the rest of Washington is on the back nine or a racquetball court, Arne Duncan (whose first name is pronounced Are-knee) can be found playing in three-on-three street-ball tournaments across the nation. On a muggy, overcast Saturday in late July, while 50 Cent's "I Get Money" blares from a set of speakers, the former head of the Chicago Public Schools pounds the blacktop, alternating between playing intensely and walking off to take calls on his BlackBerry. Almost none of the other ballers know who the white dude with the salt-and-pepper...
...fantastic.” While BU out-shot Harvard 19-16, the Crimson defenders blocked eight attempts and Harms registered three saves. The Terriers’ defense, in contrast, only stopped two of Harvard’s shots. Offensively, the Crimson started out strong and largely controlled the ball in BU territory for the first half of the game. Despite pletny of opportunities on goal—such as a shot from senior Desmond Mitchell that went just wide and an Akpan header over the net—both teams remained scoreless as the clock wound down to halftime. Things...
...senior striker to get on the score sheet. According to Clark, “[Akpan] came out ready to get some goals in the second half.” It did not take Akpan long to make his mark. Six minutes into the second half, Akpan picked the ball up on the edge of the box, shifted it to his right, and curled it into the right side of the net to give the Crimson a two-goal cushion. Harvard would go on to cap off a perfect weekend with an emphatic 4-0 win over Army...
...difficult circumstances, Bryant fans from Rhode Island vastly outnumbered Harvard supporters in the stands, but it was the Crimson squad that showed energy early, netting a goal less than four minutes into the contest.Sophomore Allie Kimmel corralled a penalty corner feed from co-captain Kristin Bannon and left the ball for sophomore Georgia McGillivray, who buried Harvard’s first shot of the day from the top of the circle.The Crimson dominated on offense, outshooting the Bulldogs, 21-7, overall, and netting a 10-2 advantage on penalty corners.“We have worked on our corners every...