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President Obama holds his first meeting with the leader of one of America's closest allies on March 24, a man whose climb to power in many ways mirrors his own. Like Obama, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd beat an older, more conservative rival to lead his country, riding a wave of opposition to the Iraq War and support for more action on issues such as health care and climate change. Both men are intellectuals from modest backgrounds, they lost fathers to car accidents at young ages, and a series of international crises are filling both their inboxes...
...very pleased to have accomplished our highest finish since we won the title in 2006,” Harvard coach Peter Brand said. “It was also quite remarkable that we only sent nine fencers, and we were still able to compete and beat teams like St. John’s, who sent eleven. Doing that was special...
...While students were jetting off on their spring break vacation, No. 57 Harvard (7-4) welcomed Portland (11-4) on Friday at the Murr Tennis Center. The Crimson beat the Pilots, 6-1, in the first-ever meeting between the two teams...
...Crimson secured the equalizer through Felton’s fine early win, opening the floodgates for a straight-set singles whitewash. Hot on the heels of the Felton’s success, No. 2 Chijoff-Evans beat Kincaid (6-4, 6-2) with a delicate drop shot, before Hayes secured a 7-5, 6-4 win over Kurdadze...
...September 2008—his experimentation is brave to say the least, but the new tricks he pulls in “Wavvves” are actually quite limited in scope. The tracks vary little in mood and instrumentation, and when Williams experiments it is mostly with electronic beats, blares and buzzes—with the exception, perhaps, of some inspired sitar twangs early in “Killr Punx, Scary Demons.”Take, for example, the representative first track of “Wavvves,” entitled “Rainbow Everywhere...