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However, the Crimson didn't score in the remainder of the first half, which brings us to our third and most important problem: capitalizing on offensive chances. In the four-game shutout streak, Harvard certainly had opportunities to score, but failed to convert on any. And the latter part of yesterday's first half was the same, with the Crimson dominating the game but not scoring...
Harvard's output was a far cry from its five-goal second half against Boston College the previous Wednesday, as the team failed to convert any of its numerous first-half chances...
...make politics accessible by covering it in an entertaining and compelling way, popular interest and involvement in the process will follow," it is hard to imagine that the voyeuristic politics that John, Jr. endorses could ever promote civic virtue. If it accomplishes anything at all, George will convert those who are ironic abut politics to the politics of irony...
...free bumper sticker. The Dole site comes partially in response to the parody "Bob Dole for President" site that has already reserved a more prestigious Internet address (http://www.dole96.org/). (Their slogan: "Dole. The ripe man for the job"). Dole is a recent convert to the Internet, following in the footsteps of pages created by his competitors, Phil Gramm, Pat Buchanan and the red plaid page that is home to Lamar Alexander...
Amid scattered flurries of harsh rhetoric and pre-campaign posturing, the Senate spent the week hammering out the details of a sweeping overhaul of the nation's welfare system and stood poised to pass the bill this coming week. The historic measure would convert existing entitlement programs into capped block grants to the states with virtually no strings attached. The legislation, which its authors hope will save $70 billion over seven years, also contains a five-year limit on benefits, as well as work requirements. Democrats and moderate Republicans succeeded in increasing child-care funding and stripping provisions that would...