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...spin - or at least of a spin so polished that the effort didn't show. It was ironic, then, that he appeared to have been undone by one of those events that defy political handlers and hit voters in the gut. In March his long-serving secretary, Grainne Carruth, broke down in tears in front of the inquiry investigating Ahern. She had testified that she made no cash deposits on Ahern's behalf, but after she was confronted with bank records proving the opposite, the tribunal chairman asked if she wished to consult a lawyer. She whispered back: "I just...
...involved immigration in the opposite direction. “My grandfather was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and he migrated to Mexico looking for his American dream,” said Fox, drawing laughs. Fox, a former Coca-Cola executive and member of the center-right National Action Party (PAN), broke the 72-year stranglehold of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) on Mexico when he was elected in 2000. He was succeeded in 2007 by fellow PAN-member Felipe Calderón, a graduate of the Kennedy School. Fox said that Calderón, who spoke at the Forum in February...
...himself.Ermakov won his match (3-6, 7-6, 7-6) at No. 3 by attacking his opponent’s backhand with groundstrokes, forcing feeble returns, and then capitalizing on his opponent’s inability to hit a strong passing shot by crowding the net.Next, Nguyen broke through in his match at No. 4, winning 6-7, 6-2, 7-5.“Dan threw everything but the kitchen sink in the marathon third set,” Rueb said. “He was ripping groundstrokes, hitting those deep crosscourt backhands that allowed him to move...
...Crimson’s downfall. After falling behind 3-1 at halftime, Harvard responded to bring the deficit to one at 5-4, but that was as close as the team would get, falling 9-5. The final matchup brought the Crimson back to its winning ways. Harvard broke out to an early lead and never looked back, finsihing the first up 3-0. The closest Cal Redlands got was 5-2, but the Crimson stretched the lead back to four almost immediately. Liao posted her second four-goal effort of the week, and Snyder added a a pair...
...with a 14-6 loss to Yale (7-3, 2-1).YALE 14, HARVARD 6The No. 14 Bulldogs were too much for the Crimson in the final game of spring break, opening the match on a six-goal run, including three scores from Linden Ellis. Sophomore Sara Flood finally broke the streak with an unassisted tally with 6:25 remaining in the first half.Harvard headed into the break down 6-1, and Yale scored three goals in the first 3:27 of the second half to open up a 9-1 lead—a deficit that would never...