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...homes embarks on his first trip to the U.S. with the new missus this week. PRINCE CHARLES and the former Camilla Parker Bowles will dine at the White House, take in the World Trade Center site and tour organic farms in California. Charles is hoping the visit will boost tourism to Britain and earn him attention for something besides his romantic life, like his recent work on global warming. "The most important thing is to remain relevant," Charles told 60 Minutes of being a royal. "It isn't easy, as you can imagine." A guy who got his house from...
...Harvard tandem was able to battle back, however, tying the match at 5 apiece before winning the final three games. “To beat them playing together—we’re such a new team—that really [gives us] a big confidence boost,” Anderson said. After rolling over four straight opponents by a combined score of 32-9 to reach the tournament semifinals, O’Riain and Anderson opened play on Tuesday against 14 seed Megan Moulton-Levy and Katarina Zoricic of William and Mary, the pair that had knocked...
...Bush's plan working? Yes, says the President, who calls last week's results "encouraging." That's debatable, says Jack Jennings of the Center on Education Policy, a nonpartisan advocacy group. Early data show NCLB hasn't helped boost scores, he says, and the slowdown in improvement may suggest that "it might actually be holding some students back...
...into the end zone. Columbia (2-4, 0-3) got two 39-yard field goals from Jon Rocholl in the final 4:07 of the second period to make it 7-6 at halftime. After Erik Hinterbichler kicked a 25-yard field goal midway through the third period to boost Dartmouth’s lead to 10-6, the two teams sputtered anew. The visiting Lions appeared to be building steam with five minutes left in the game, but Dartmouth’s Josh Dooley tackled Jordan Davis for a two-yard loss at midfield on fourth down to force...
...mails also reveal that the Isis Club, formed in 2000, is beginning to forge an alumnae network that may give a boost to members seeking high-powered business jobs...