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...rights advocates now believe they have set off a ticking time bomb that will prevent the Democrats from avoiding the gun question in the 2008 presidential election. On March 9, in a case called Parker v. District of Columbia, the federal appeals court in Washington struck down the city's ban on private handgun possession at home, one of the most extreme gun-control laws in the country ever since it was passed in 1976. Only Chicago and a few other Illinois communities have similarly sweeping handgun bans on the books; no state has followed Washington's lead. Gun-rights...
...felt like this was probably the second game after Columbia that they have been playing the way that they practiced,” Nelson said. “We’ve been working so hard in practice at having then go after everything: ground balls, draw controls, playing really aggressive and causing turnovers...
Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. has won three awards, one honoring his pioneering idea to engage middle and high school students in history and science by encouraging them to trace their own ancestry. For his scholarship, Gates has been recognized by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Wired magazine, and the National Arts Club. “I’m developing a new way to teach African-American history and science for middle and high school kids,” said Gates, the Fletcher University professor. “History will involve people learning how to do their...
...first time last night with a 4-3 win over Dartmouth in its final match of the season. With the victory, the Crimson moved to 5-2 in the Ivy League and 9-8 overall, finishing just one win short of a tie for first place with co-champions Columbia and Penn. Harvard secured last night’s contest early, winning doubles matches at No. 2 and No. 3 for the doubles’ point in addition to winning three singles matches at No. 1, No. 3, and No. 5. Co-captain Gideon Valkin, playing at No. 3, rounded...
...unusually bitter retort for a man who for years has called the media "my base." Later, on the plane to Columbia, S.C., McCain trudged to Nagourney's seat, miming an exaggeratedly shamed face. His wife Cindy had sent him to apologize for being rude, he said. "A thousand pardons," he asked. But the conversation turned into another round of the same debate. McCain had said he was sorry for not calling the press corps once he knew the King show released a transcript a few hours before it aired. That's not good enough, a reporter argued, "You told...