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Appointed in 1990 by President George H.W. Bush, Souter came to be regarded as a moderate liberal during his 19-year tenure on the bench. By the middle of his term, Souter frequently voted with liberals on issues including the death penalty, worker rights, and limiting abortion restrictions...
Sophomore guard Oliver McNally followed with two threes in the next two minutes to ice the game. McNally, who came off the bench for the first time this season, went 4-of-5 from deep and finished with 14 points...
...Coach wanted to go with something different, so I just have to fill whatever role he gives me,” McNally said. “I [came off the bench] all last year, so I know...
With the majority of Harvard’s big men watching from the bench with injuries, co-captain Doug Miller also heeded a call to step up for the Crimson on Saturday night. The forward played a largely offensive role to start the game but was consistent throughout the night on defense as one of Harvard’s few options in the frontcourt...
...Great Recession and no industry has taken it more on the chin than construction. Nationally, unemployment fell to 9.7% in January, but in construction it jumped to 24.7% from 18.7% in October. In many regions, union officials report 30% of their members are unemployed or "riding the bench." "In the previous 14 years, I had not been out of work for more than one week," says Pat O'Connor, 57, a Connecticut carpenter. With no work since July, O'Connor says, "It is a bad dream turning into a nightmare. Is construction dead? It's just horrible right...