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Still, for the moment, most politicians and activists on the left are keeping their powder dry, trying their best to express reservations about Alito without lashing out and sounding shrill. Absent a number of Republican defections, the Democrats will be unable to block Alito unless they resort to a filibuster that will prolong debate and prevent a full vote. And if they go that route, many Republicans have vowed to pursue the "nuclear option"--using a simple majority to pass a rule ending filibusters for judicial nominations...
...efforts, sophomore outside hitter Laura Mahon had the best weekend of her collegiate volleyball career, racking up 37 kills and 32 digs.“Laura Mahon did a great job,” co-captain Elizabeth Blotky said. “Especially against Cornell’s big block, diversifying and working on different types of shots was really important, and she really stepped up.”With only two contests remaining in the season, the Crimson (3-19, 0-12 Ivy) will have to pick up a victory against Yale or Brown at home this weekend...
During the Cornel West era, Harvard Af-Am was the precocious new kid on the block, a relative youngster wowing everybody in the academic world. Now, although West is gone, AAAS finds itself at the dawn of a new era, having broadened its scope and unified its disciplines...
...Dershowitz accepted that “it is going to have to be divided along demographic lines.” However, he pointed out that at the Camp David peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders in 2000, the status of Jerusalem was not problematic. Instead, the major stumbling block then was the “right of return” of Palestinian refugees displaced by the 1947-49 war and their descendants. Rejecting the possibility of this right being implemented, Dershowitz suggested that the aim of Palestinian leaders in advocating it was to “demographically destroy Israel?...
...Crimson. The game winning goal, in particular, came on blown coverage as Holy Cross’ Marsalis Beckford had an open shot from the top left of the penalty box that he was able to get off right before a desperate Craig came sliding in to attempt to block the shot. “I’m pretty happy with the guys we have back there,” Craig said. “I think that they will become a premier defense at some point in the future.” —Staff writer Gabriel...