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Both Israel and Hamas have their reasons for a return to open hostilities. Livni and her allies face a looming election against the more hawkish former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Hamas may be pushing for tactical gains, like doing away with a 656-yard (600 m) no-man's-land established by the Israeli military on the Palestinian side of the boundary fence. The recent rocket attacks were also well timed because of the political vacuum in the U.S. In Washington, officials have been urging Israel to refrain from an invasion or other operations in Gaza during the White House...
...Light in hand, Undergraduate Council presidential candidate Benjamin P. Schwartz ’10 told his running mate last night that he was worried she wasn’t drinking enough. But as she waited with Schwartz to find out the results of this year’s student government elections, vice-presidential candidate Alneada D. Biggers ’10 appeared to have her mind on other concerns. “A hell of a ticket and a hell of a campaign,” Biggers said before the results came in. Other supporters, gathered in the Democracy Center...
...Flores and McLeod received nearly 41 percent of first-place votes, with 1,493, compared to slightly over 39 per cent and 1,427 votes for rivals Benjamin P. Schwartz ’10 and Alneada D. Biggers ’10. After votes were redistributed according to the Hare-Clark voting system, in which students cast single transferable votes, the Flores ticket had 1,791 votes compared to 1,634 for Schwartz...
...Benjamin P. Schwartz ’10, Flores’ principal rival, emphasized the seriousness of the violation. “We feel that all Harvard students should have the chance to recast their ballot with this new information at hand as it calls into question the integrity of the Flores/McLeod ticket and their ability to competently and ethically run the Undergraduate Council...
Flores and McLeod received nearly 41 percent of first-place votes, with 1,493, slightly over 39 per cent and 1,427 votes for rivals Benjamin P. Schwartz ’10 and Alnead D. Biggers ’10. After votes were redistributed according to the UC’s system, known as Hare-Clark, in which students cast single transferable votes, the Flores ticket had 1,791 votes compared to 1,634 for Schwartz...