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California's vote was closer but not that close. Large numbers of those who voted Democratic chose to limit marriage to straight couples. They did so after a long campaign dominated by heavy spending from gay rights advocates. The vote was the first to come in a state where gay marriage had already been legalized. Some 18,000 couples wed before Election Day, and public-opinion polls had shown that support for the amendment trailed badly just days before the vote...
...game yesterday. The teams switched off tallies and ended the period deadlocked at two. However, the Crimson did not respond well out of the break and quickly fell behind, 6-2, and eventually, 8-4, before halftime.Harvard closed the gap to within two but could get no closer to victory as the final quarter came to an end.“I thought we played well today against Fordham,” Tune remarked. “They beat us by a lot more the last time we played them [a 14-6 defeat at Fordham...
...current measured CAFE standards, nationally, of about 27.5 m.p.g. for cars and 22.2 m.p.g. for light trucks has little to do with real-world performance. John DeCicco, the automotive expert for the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), estimates that in actual driving, the current measured CAFE standard, for cars, is closer to 22 m.p.g, and, for trucks, closer to 18 m.p.g. "It's longstanding common knowledge that the government has been keeping two sets of books on fuel economy for decades," DeCicco says...
...Matthew Hall ’09, Music Directors of “L’Ormindo,” were both very pleased with the new performance practices implemented by Hargis. With these new moves, the production of “L’Ormindo” will be closer to the original Baroque essence of the opera. “Often there is an aesthetic to period performances, almost a white noise, where the emotions and practices of the period are not directly related to the performance.” Hargis said. “By reducing this white...
...Meanwhile, outside thousands of protesters had hit the streets near the meeting, shouting "Step down, Ma Ying-jeou!", throwing plastic bottles and rocks, and wearing yellow head and neck bands that read "Taiwan is My Country." The opposition Democratic Progressive Party, wary of any moves to draw closer to China, has staged protests throughout Chen's visit. Some 7000 police have been deployed to maintain order, and a couple of protestors have been injured in the chaos. On Wednesday, hundreds surrounded the hotel where Chen was dining and refused to disperse until 2AM, when Chen could finally leave. "The protests...