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...Republican names - Sarah Palin, Mike Huckabee and Newt Gingrich - are cannily leaving the door open for a run, but are spending far more time on personal profitmaking enterprises than presidential campaign foundation building. And Republican élites are just as ambivalent about this trio. Palin, Huckabee and Gingrich may boast charisma and obvious appeal, but each are saddled with their own mess of flaws and failings that render them for now decidedly questionable challengers to Obama...
...Second, on remaking an old favorite. I'll tell you why the middle-aged critical Cassandras remember the 1981 version as a movie milestone: because when they first saw it, they were 11. Not that it didn't boast its antique charms, mostly in Harryhausen's nifty-creaky beasties, but these scenes consume perhaps 15 mins. of a two-hr. movie. The rest is a botch, as storytelling or spectacle. First we're up on Olympus in the company of some swank Brit actors - Laurence Olivier as Zeus, Claire Bloom as Hera, Maggie Smith as Thetis - whose contempt...
Keeping the offense going will be crucial this afternoon against a Tigers squad that relies on a pair of rookie pitchers, Alex Peyton and Lisa Kuhn, who boast ERAs of 3.97 and 4.20, respectively, this season...
Although the Crimson men’s team cannot boast a national champion, its six qualifiers all posted consistent performances, keeping Harvard in fifth place overall. Staller’s showing was good enough to earn him a spot on the All-American Second Team while di Robilant garnered All-American Honorable Mention honors...
Having the competition on home turf will definitely improve the chances of the Harvard fencers, as the Crimson men boast an overall record of 11-2 at home this season while the women’s team holds a perfect 7-0 record at home...