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Such is the view through the skewed and foggy lens of segregation apologists—one of the many groups with which Senator Barack H. Obama has to contend come election time. Following a luncheon speech given by Obama recently to an overwhelmingly white and approbatory audience, Rev. B. Herbert Martin, who served as a pastor to Chicago’s first black mayor in the 1980s, told The Washington post of his concerns over which group Obama would identify himself with come campaigning time: “Will [Obama] continue to be an African American, or will he become...
While Cornell stands in a position to contend for the league title, Columbia, who enters the weekend winless through four Ivy matchups, seems like a team headed for the opposite fate. After recording only two conference victories a year ago, wins will be hard to come by for the Lions once again in 2007. Senior guard Megan Griffith is the team’s lone player in double figures this season at 14.1 points per game, and Columbia will need Griffith’s teammates step up if they hope to compete against Harvard or any other Ancient Eight contender...
Fearing a robbery, the Does demanded to see badges. They contend the cops hurled John against a wall and hauled him cuffed and bleeding to the station house in Chinatown. Left behind, Jane made her way to the station and, with no money and a jailed husband, accepted a ride home from a police sergeant...
...take a nap.I drink a BAWLS for glory; I drink it when I take a crap.I will drink a BAWLS to achieve nirvana. I have drunken a BAWLS to achieve nirvana.I understand there are those out there who doubt me. They exist as naysayers, who would dare contend that BAWLS is nothing but a minor energy drink, too sweet for enjoyment, with guarana extract too mundane to have an effect.But do you know what guarana even is? Some will tell you that it is the seed found in small Brazilian trees, which contains a thermogenic stimulant for the central nervous...
...Kathy Delaney-Smith dubbed “the heart and soul of this team,” proved herself capable of rallying the team from its early-season ailments. After getting back on its feet against the league’s best, Harvard might just be strong enough to contend for an Ivy title once again...