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...recognizes that Hamas is an integral part of Palestinian society today, having been moved into the mainstream by the intifada. In recent municipal elections in the West Bank, the movement demonstrated the depth of its political support by winning an estimated 35 percent of the vote. And if they contest the legislative election set for March - which they look set to do - they can expect to win a little over 50 percent in Gaza, which together with a third of the West Bank vote could give them as much as 40 percent of the national vote. The idea that Hamas...
...Harvard, like other schools, had declared the military’s anti-gay stance out of step with its internal non-discrimination policy. When Washington threatened to cut hundreds of millions of dollars from Harvard, the Law School was left with little choice but to capitulate. But why not contest the amendment in court? Perhaps Summers didn’t want to ruffle any feathers; this from a school that prides itself in a tradition of trailblazing and standing against intolerance. Meanwhile, a federal appeals court recently struck down the amendment as unconstitutional, making Summers’ reluctance to challenge...
...expect it will be more of the same,” said Harvard coach Frank Sullivan after last Sunday’s contest. “It will be a one or two point game...
...Crimson will also need to slow down Dartmouth guard Mike Lang, who has started just one game this season but leads the team in scoring with 13.2 points per contest. Lang came off the bench to light up Harvard for 24 points in the teams’ first meeting—his second highest output of the season behind a 31-point performance at UC Davis. He earned his first start of the season against Holy Cross on Wednesday and scored 13 points in the Big Green’s 73-52 loss...
With just six days between meetings, it’s hard to imagine that either side will be able to change much up, making last weekend’s contest a mere preview of things to come...