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...Dima Bilan, a star so established that a BBC commentator sniped that it was as if Britain had sent Amy Winehouse to the competition (well, if she was allowed to travel). Bilan, who has a hugely successful Timbaland-produced album, performed in an elaborate presentation that featured Olympic-champion figure skater Yevgeny Plyuschenko skating next to him. Bilan won the finals and afterward was congratulated by both Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev. (See a pictorial tribute to the spectacular cheesiness of Eurovision...
...champion of transparency in monetary policy, but he also recognizes that there are limits to what we know about the economic forecast and what that means to monetary policy." - then-New York Federal Reserve chief Tim Geithner, who now heads the U.S. Treasury Department. (BusinessWeek...
...junior Kelly Peeler found the net once.HARTWICK 16, HARVARD 10The Crimson seniors on the team entered the game looking for their first victory over the conference powerhouse, as the squad has gone 0-15 against the Hawks since 2004.“Hartwick has been the perennial Northern Division champion, so obviously you want to stick a pin in their balloon,” Farrar said.After giving up six goals to Hartwick in the first eight minutes, the Crimson tried to play catch-up for the remainder of the game. “We didn’t defend...
...games later, the Crimson advanced to the championship round of the Beanpot for the first time in a decade and pressed eventual NCAA champion Boston College to overtime before surrendering a 6-5 loss...
...weekend in a pretty competitive tune-up regatta” sophomore Teddy Himler said. Harvard displayed its depth over the two-day regatta as nine different Crimson sailors contributed to the squad’s 18-5 record, which fell just one win behind the event’s champion, Roger Williams University. “Roger Williams is going to be really good this year and someone we will have to watch out for all season long,” Charles said. “We held our own against Roger Williams with a 3-2 record against them...