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...playing both sides is an ancient one. Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu, in his 4th century B.C. classic The Art of War, mentions double agents as a source of useful information. In 1779 infamous turncoat Benedict Arnold offered to surrender the fort at West Point to the British for £20,000. While his conspiracy was quickly discovered, that of Edward Bancroft, who spied both on and for Benjamin Franklin, didn't come to light for more than 100 years...
While Burt said he admires traditional poets, such as Keats, who have adorned the syllabi of English classes for years, he noted a distinction between writing about classic and contemporary poetry...
Harvard met the Terriers this past fall when the Crimson hosted the Harvard Fall Classic in mid-September. BU played tough through that tournament, but the Crimson, powered by their freshmen talent, prevailed. This time the Terriers had an even more daunting task, as BU was short a couple of players due to injury and forfeited the No. 6 singles slot and the No. 3 doubles position. Despite the default wins, the freshmen and sophomores that compose the majority of Harvard’s roster showcased a great deal of skill and ability through Saturday’s contested matches...
...Congress is working right now. I came in expressing a strong spirit of bipartisanship, and what was clear was that even in the midst of crisis, there were those who made decisions based on a quick political calculus rather than on what the country needed. The classic example being me heading over to meet with the House Republican caucus to discuss the stimulus and finding out that [House minority leader John] Boehner had already released a statement saying, We're going to vote against the bill before we've even had a chance to exchange ideas...
Tomlin, a comedian and actress, is currently touring in a one-woman show, An Evening of Classic Lily Tomlin