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Three teams control their own destiny. Cornell and Princeton will win the league outright if either runs the table, whereas Harvard will clinch at least a share of the title if it manages to win out. For that reason, the playoffs start tonight in Lavietes...
...Crimson currently sits at a precarious eighth in the ECAC league—the lowest spot that is guaranteed home-ice for the first round of the playoffs. Harvard needs more victories to take control of that spot, making these next four games, especially tonight’s crucial...
...Meyer, despite her left-wing credentials, seems to have fallen prey to this nonsensical right-wing hysteria, writing that “[t]here are three branches of government, not one. Presently, the executive branch is being ruled by a demigod who wants control...
...Meanwhile, nuclear costs keep spiraling out of control. Last year, the estimates for several reactors doubled, and for one Pennsylvania reactor more than tripled. This is why credit-rating agencies keep downgrading utilities with nuclear ambitions, which increases their borrowing costs and makes their projects even more expensive. Even with the federal guarantees, the new reactors at Vogtle are expected to boost local electricity bills by 9% - and like most nuke-friendly states, Georgia has enacted a law ensuring that ratepayers won't get their money back if the utility fails to complete the plant...
...spending and balanced budgets. Blackmer was galvanized to action by the debate over health care. "I read the entire bill, page after page after page," she said recently. "Everything's 'A committee will be formed.' We do need health care reform, but there are other things to do to control those costs. Quit making backroom deals, and let us have that transparency you keep talking about...