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Somewhere, the ghost of Lyndon B. Johnson is smiling. Senator Olympia Snowe's lone Republican vote for health-care reform in the Senate Finance Committee didn't just advance an issue close to LBJ's heart--as President, the Texan signed Medicare into law--it was also a masterstroke in political leverage. And no one loved Senate politics more than he. Snowe's yea earned her--a member of a weakened minority, from the lovely but not very influential state of Maine--a voice in the small group hashing out the final version of the bill. In the Senate...
...thought [Albanese’s shot] was going to go in,” Leone said. “And it was a good save, it was close. I’m just more proud of how we were even able to take that shot. You can’t control everything. The only thing you can control is giving it all you’ve got, and they did, and that’s what I was appreciative...
This time, Harvard senior defensive back JB Monu broke through the line, blocked Cloud’s punt, and sophomore linebacker Alex Gedeon recovered the ball at the 21-yard line. The turnover led to a Crimson field goal to close out the half...
...play enough close games…you lose some,” Clark said. “Odds are if you go into overtime enough times, you’re not going to win them all, and that’s our reality right...
...responded to the Crimson’s rally that tied the score at 11 with five consecutive points to lead 16-11. Ingersoll’s kill late in the set brought Harvard to a 20-18 deficit, but Yale responded with four kills and an ace to close...