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...without drama that abortion is one of the most divisive issues the United States has had to contend with since slavery," said former Sen. Alan K. Simpson, who moderated the panel. "We are here to raise consciousness, not to raise hell...
Ithaca, N.Y.--The Ithaca authorities managed to prevent most of the fish-throwing for last weekend's ECAC Quarterfinal series. Instead, the Harvard men's hockey team had to contend with a new, but far more painful playoff tradition at Cornell--losing...
...Crimson, though, had to contend with a scrappy Skating Dutchman squad that had a lot on the line. In danger of losing the tenth and final postseason berth, Union came back from deficits of 1-0 and 2-1 in the first period, despite getting outshot 16-8 in the opening frame...
...seems to know the extent to which Americans are betting their houses on the stock market. Economists contend that people are more likely taking cash out of stocks and buying houses. Yet it would hardly be surprising if the reverse were true. Home-equity rates are comparable to margin rates at about 9.5%. They're easy to tap and fully tax deductible regardless of investment income. That last point is big because hot stocks today don't throw off dividend income. You may be better off in the short run tapping your home-equity line than margining your brokerage account...
...pronged strategy aimed at shoring up his image and conservative credentials while carpet-bombing McCain with attacks that portrayed the Arizonan as a hypocrite and a closet liberal. The first part of the plan would be carried out by Bush himself, who had a "wimp factor" to contend with. To allay post-New Hampshire doubts that he wasn't tough enough to go the distance, the Governor attacked McCain in a series of press conferences beginning just days after New Hampshire. Bush started out by calling McCain a Republican who took "Democrat" positions favored by "Bill Clinton and Al Gore...