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That performance set the stage for Saturday’s final, where Harvard had to contend with Princeton as well as traditional West Coast powerhouses Cal and Washington—two crews the Crimson had yet to race...
...younger Senators contend that if anybody is trashing the traditions of the institution, it is the Democrats, who are abusing a weapon that earlier generations reserved for only the gravest matters. In the entire 19th century, the filibuster was used only 22 times; now Democrats regularly filibuster dozens of times a year. And until the Democrats started filibustering judges two years ago, the measure was almost never used to defeat a President's judicial nominee. Since then, they have used the filibuster to block 10 of Bush's picks--seven of whom he has renominated, in part to provoke this...
Both Navy varsity boats enter the weekend No. 2 to Harvard’s No. 1, their only losses coming to the Crimson in an Apr. 23 dual race. The Crimson first varsity must also contend with a Georgetown crew responsible for Harvard’s only defeat of the season, a 1.5 second loss in the opening weekend of dual competition...
Both Navy varsity boats enter the weekend No. 2 to Harvard’s No. 1, their only losses coming to the Crimson in an Apr. 23 dual race. The Crimson first varsity must also contend with a Georgetown crew responsible for Harvard’s only defeat of the season, a 1.5 second loss in the opening weekend of dual competition...
...than 1.4 million; XM added 540,000 subscribers in the first quarter of this year to reach an audience of 3.8 million. Reasons: better programming choices; lots of programming choices. In other words: game on. Advances in technology mean that every listener is up for grabs. Broadcasters have to contend not only with satellite operators like Sirius but also with cell-phone makers and service providers, iPods and even Internet amateurs who can find audiences for the oddest musical tastes. Broadcast radio's answer: fighting back with its own digital strategy...