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Thus, while certainly wary of opponents Penn and Yale coming up in the next two weeks, Harvard must pay attention to its current foe, which only lost by three points to Princeton, a team that managed to give the Crimson quite a challenge.

Author: By Dennis J. Zheng, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Crimson's Run Continues | 11/6/2008 | See Source »

Despite a promise from the incumbent, President George W. Bush, that Obama could "count on complete cooperation from my Administration as he makes the transition to the White House," the next ten weeks mark a challenge that has frustrated many a President. John F. Kennedy, for example, didn't even...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Presidential Transitions | 11/6/2008 | See Source »

First, the makeup of the Senate needs to be determined. That could drag out. As of now, the Democrats have 56 seats. A 57th is possible if Oregon Democrat Jeff Merkeley's apparent slim victory of a few thousand votes holds up against any procedural challenge incumbent Gordon Smith throws...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Congress Gets Ready for the Obama Era | 11/6/2008 | See Source »

Obama's biggest immediate challenge overseas will be to scale back the 150,000 U.S. troop contingent now in Iraq, and shift some of them to reinforce the 32,000 American soldiers now in Afghanistan. While national-security experts agree such a shift needs to happen, the key question is...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Easing In Obama as Commander in Chief | 11/5/2008 | See Source »

Although South Dakota's Measure 11 included more exceptions to the outright abortion ban - for example, allowing abortion in rare cases of incest, rape or when the mother's life or health are endangered - than a similar initiative that was defeated in 2006, the new measure was rejected by 56...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ballot Initiatives: No to Gay Marriage, Anti-Abortion Measures | 11/5/2008 | See Source »

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