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...they took a vacation from their jobs as Secretary of State and Congressman to make a tour of New York and New England, ostensibly to collect botanical specimens but in fact to look for political allies. One they found was the supple young New York Senator Aaron Burr. They might better have left him alone. In the presidential election of 1800, Burr morphed from Jefferson's running mate to his (unsuccessful) challenger for the White House itself...
...Some Senators were convinced to at least keep an open mind. Richard Burr of North Carolina and Jim Bunning of Kentucky - both of whom voted to shelve the bill last week - emerged from the room "open to listen to anything proposed." Senator John Thune, a South Dakota Republican who also opposed the measure last week, said he might be convinced to support the measure if his amendment - which would prioritize the securing of U.S. borders before giving any benefits to undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. - is included on the list of those to be considered. Bush "was very persuasive...
...obvious to everyone; even John Stossel, no easy touch, had give the rapidly expanding airline a smooch on 20/20. PeopleExpress had low fares, its own goofy counterairline culture and enthusiastic crewmembers and ground staff who were also stockholders. It had been started by a renegade entrepreneur named Don Burr. And it was growing like mad, even expanding service to London for $149 each...
...members of the board—including Gross, three professors from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the 13 Allston Burr resident deans, and other administrators—attend the weekly hearings...
...playing more aggressively, it happens a lot. We have the luxury as a team where if we are able to score goals, we get the ball back right away because we are dominating faceoffs.”After Yale stretched the lead to three, Harvard answered with freshman Travis Burr and Mahler responding with two goals to make it a one-goal game with 1:42 remaining.After a Flood faceoff win, Yale’s Will Gano was flagged for pushing, giving the Crimson a 30-second extra-man opportunity.But Harvard did not even manage a shot during the penalty...