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...opponents' ties to Abramoff are helping them raise money and close poll numbers, forcing expensive countermeasures like the Bush visit. And with races tightening across the country, a handful of districts may be enough. The Abramoff factor has put up to five seats in play for Democrats in a contest in which 15 would give them control of the House...
...Harvard men’s soccer team entered the contest against Yale on Saturday at Ohiri Field on a sour note—coming off of a four-game stretch over which it went a dismal 1-3. But the Crimson left the field with the taste of victory once again...
...Murphy said. “It wasn’t comfortable play-calling, because it’s a lot more comfortable when you’re controlling the line of scrimmage.”After averaging more than 175 yards through the team’s first two contests, Dawson’s three yards-per-carry average was only slightly better than last year’s 15-carry, 59-yard effort against the Mountain Hawks. The defense’s ability to again contain Harvard’s all-time leading rusher was most apparent early...
Beyond Pennsylvania, other Northeastern states are involved in intense battles. In New Jersey, the U.S. Senate contest between Democratic Senator Robert Menendez and Republican Thom H. Kean Jr. is being watched intensely, as is Rhode Island Republican Lincoln D. Chafee’s effort to keep his Senate seat in a race against Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse after narrowly winning his party’s primary. And who could forget the nationally spotlighted Senate race in Connecticut, which pits Democrat Edward “Ned” Lamont Jr. ’76 against former vice presidential candidate and incumbent Joseph...
Tomorrow’s 1 p.m. contest between No. 22 Harvard (2-0) and Lehigh (1-2) at Goodman Stadium will be yet another test for the squad. The subject is nothing new: try out a new quarterback. This week will feature junior Richard Irvin starting behind the center, the third quarterback in as many games in 2006. Last weekend’s starter, sophomore Jeff Witt, is out two weeks with a separated shoulder. “I’ve never been remotely through a situation like that,” Crimson coach Tim Murphy said...