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...quarter: another third-down conversion, and the Crimson has 1st-and-10 at the Yale 25 as we approach halftime. If Harvard could get to the half with a two-score advantage, it would be a huge boost to the Crimson...
...nahs” and “ooohs.” Oh, and there are barking dogs. So when you’re feeling down and out, just take a listen. I would seriously recommend this album, though for nothing other than a good laugh and a confidence boost. It’s so cheesy and awful that it’s almost good. Almost...
...increasingly diverse electorate, particularly blacks. That will certainly be on the agenda as Michael Steele, the former Maryland lieutenant governor, vies to become the first African American to lead the Republican National Committee. In an interview with TIME last week, Steele acknowledged it will be "very, very tough" to boost black support for the Republican Party, particularly given the historic nature of Obama's presidency. Still, he says, "I want to take the party back to communities outside its comfort zone." (See pictures of the Republican National Convention...
...says, "You have to do it 24/7. You can't woo people only during election time." She has urged Republicans to buy advertisements promoting Republican candidates on black-oriented television and radio stations, locally and nationally. She also runs the Pennsylvania New Majority Council, which aims to boost GOP support among people of color. During Tom Ridge's 1994 Pennsylvania gubernatorial campaign, Amoore recalls, she took him to some of the bleakest areas of north Philadelphia. "This is what our candidates need to see - how people are living, and how they can help those people," she says. Amoore believes Ridge...
...government has done what it can to try to boost growth. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has sliced its benchmark interest rate to 1.5%, from 6% a year ago. But economists still expect next year to be worse. Goldman Sachs predicts GDP will grow only 2.2% in 2009. In the meantime, Hong Kong's glum populous can at least take comfort in the efforts of one of the city's more esoteric groups. In mid-November, several members collected in Causeway Bay, a popular shopping and restaurant district, to offer people "free" hugs. More such sessions are planned in coming...