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...seemed to get back in the groove in the third contest, as the Crimson picked up a 3-0 lead with sophomore Gil Weintraub serving. Endicott rallied to trim Harvard’s advantage to one point, 5-4. Junior captain Brady Weissbourd later responded with a kill to boost the Crimson’s lead to 8-5, and Harvard continued on to complete a 7-4 run, which kept Harvard ahead of the Gulls, 15-9. But Endicott quickly took control of the game, as the team came back from behind to seize the lead...

Author: By Courtney D. Skinner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Loses Second Straight | 2/13/2008 | See Source »

...retail therapy”—buying new clothing or going out to a nice meal to improve one’s mood—is well known, but the authors of the study found indications that it extends even to objects not normally associated with a boost in happiness...

Author: By Michael J Ding, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Psych Study Quantifies Therapeutic Spending | 2/12/2008 | See Source »

...also favored in the next two states due to vote on February 19, his native Hawaii and Wisconsin, next door to his home state of Illinois. If Clinton can pull off a stronger-than-expected showing - or even a win - in Virginia, it could give her a much-needed boost in the run-up to Texas and Ohio. Obama now actually leads Clinton in delegates 1,143 to 1,138; it takes 2,025 delegates to win the nomination. Not counting Super delegates - fickle lawmakers and party leaders who may endorse a candidate but often change their minds - Obama leads...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Obama Keep the Momentum? | 2/12/2008 | See Source »

Army officials say that so long as the mini-surge in Afghanistan is limited to the recently announced boost of 3,200 Marines, the Army should be able to begin trimming the length of deployments starting in August. While some units currently deployed are expected to have to serve up to 15 months, the Army is hoping that any brigades sent overseas after August 1 will have their deployments capped at 12 months...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Military to Slow Iraq Return? | 2/11/2008 | See Source »

...Certainly with Harvard coming in tonight, I know that added a little bit extra incentive for the enthusiasm with the crowd,” Amaker said. “But certainly they gave a great boost and the players fed off of it, it looked like...

Author: By Kevin C. Reyes, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Bulldogs Convert Second Chances | 2/10/2008 | See Source »

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