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...this point, the contest has included a variety of assignments that include a traditional opinion column, blogging assignments, and online chat sessions with readers...
Haber, who said he entered the contest on an impulse, has emerged from over 4,800 entrants to outlast six other finalists — including a Nobel laureate in physics, an assistant secretary of commerce in the Bush administration, and a Middle East expert at the Council on Foreign Relations...
Haber said he was skeptical about his chances of winning and that he was unsure of what he might devote his column to if he wins the competition. The contest so far has relied on reader voting to eliminate candidates but the coming weeks will give Post editors increased power to cut candidates...
David M. Zucker, another first-year student at the Law School and a friend of Haber, described Haber’s decision to enter the contest as characteristic of a man who likes to take risks...
...third period began with continuous back-and-forth play as the Crimson defense stopped seven Bobcat attempts. With Harvard racking up two of its five penalties for the game, it was not until the final seven minutes that Buesser scored the last goal of the contest, giving the Crimson a definitive five-goal lead going into the final minutes...