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...have had the cowboy. We don't need the sheriff with his "have gun, will travel" foreign policy. Our problems cannot be solved in a quick-draw contest. It is time for all Americans to accept personal responsibility for our part in what is happening to our country. We must vote and then pay attention to what our elected officials do. We all need to become better crisis managers of our own personal lives and finances, and of the natural resources of our world. Linda Bracken, Wagoner, Oklahoma...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 10/16/2008 | See Source »

...representative Jim Martin, the latest polls have Martin pulling within 3 points of the incumbent. Four other GOP Senators--Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina, John Sununu of New Hampshire, Gordon Smith of Oregon and Norm Coleman of Minnesota--trail their Democratic challengers in the most recent polls. Mississippi's contest between Republican incumbent Roger Wicker and Democratic former governor Ronnie Musgrove is too close to call. And there are two other states--Virginia and New Mexico--where Democrats appear certain to win seats being vacated by retiring Republicans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Democrats Drive for 60 in the Senate | 10/16/2008 | See Source »

...native American awareness Week in Lame Deer, Mont., and time for the Clean Indian Joke Contest. At many schools, the week is a serious occasion; at Chief Dull Knife College, it's a lighthearted celebration with a chili cook-off, art show, tepee-raising competition and a stick-horse race for adults...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Postcard from Chief Dull Knife College | 10/16/2008 | See Source »

...yesterday’s non-league contest, the Harvard women’s soccer team (6-3-3, 2-1 Ivy) dominated Maine (5-4-5, 2-2-1 America East) and claimed an impressive 4-1 victory. The Crimson offense has come alive over the last two weeks, and the timing couldn’t be better. Harvard is approaching the heart of its Ancient Eight schedule and is currently positioned one point behind the league leader. “It’s starting to come together, so we’re very excited about that...

Author: By Jake I. Fisher, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Continues Winning Streak | 10/15/2008 | See Source »

...Harvard had it been on the list, he said.Princeton happens to be one of the schools that offers non-binding admission through QuestBridge, but Barnett ruled out applying to Harvard regularly since he had already applied to nine schools through the match program.If it came down to a contest between the two, he said, he would have chosen Princeton.Ahmed, the QuestBridge Scholar at Vassar, stressed the value of the program.“My parents together made less than $30,000 in the last year. Definitely if I did not that type of scholarship, I wouldn?...

Author: By Lingbo Li, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Overlooking QuestBridge Applicants | 10/15/2008 | See Source »

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