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Duke widened its lead six seconds into the second half when sophomore Kevin Brennan scored a quick goal off of a pass from junior Alex Lieske. Harvard co-captain Dana Sprong reduced the Duke lead to one goal with a high corner shot past Breslin, assisted by Buttles...
...third period, sophomore Doug Logigian bounced a shot into goal to tie the game up at 4-4. But Duke would again finish the period with the lead of off an extra-man goal from Brennan...
Whatever the motivation, many at-home mothers approach parenting with a sense of mission. Heidi Brennan, 47, a former management-training specialist in Arlington, Va., chose to stay home with her five children to shape their values. "No one was going to care more than I was," she says. Johanne Laboy, 33, an M.B.A. living in Cary, N.C., realized her son Austin, 2, would not speak the language of her native Puerto Rico--or be able to communicate with his grandmother--unless she stayed home and spoke to him in Spanish. "For him to know Spanish will be important...
...This election year, despite all the negative rhetoric directed at soft money, the parties are not only knee-deep in the stuff, they're spending it with abandon. The Brennan Center study reveals unprecedented cash flow from party coffers into advertising: Between June 1 and September 20, the parties spent upwards of $52 million on commercials, versus the campaigns, which paid around $21 million...
...Brennan report comes at a moment when many voters are particularly tuned in to the issue. In the U.S. Senate race between Hillary Clinton and Rick Lazio, soft money took center stage last week, when the candidates signed an agreement to stop accepting any unregulated contributions. And this week, campaign finance dogmatists Sens. Russ Feingold and John McCain challenged Gore and Bush to follow suit. Gore, who's seen by many as the ultimate master of dubious fund-raising practices, managed to simultaneously accept the challenge and take a swipe at his opponent. Bush demurred, saying he didn't think...