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...tomorrow. It's not going to be a pleasant sight," Senate majority leader Harry Reid said with a twisted smile, both hands gripping the top of the lectern on the Senate floor late Thursday evening, before a compromise plan passed by the House on Wednesday went down to predictable defeat on the Senate floor by a vote of 52 to 35 (failing to meet the 60-vote threshold to cut off a filibuster). The last time Congress failed to pass a bailout plan that most had assumed was a done deal, the Dow Jones industrial average dropped 777 points...
...nerdy way, 30 Rock calls all the bluffs. The show is all about losing to the Man, but, in taking defeat with a wink and a finger, it’s built up enough trust with its audience that they win anyway. In winning, the Man loses—how confusing for him. And how satisfying...
...just lucky. 9. FM: In “Autobiography of My Mother,” Xuela’s decision to shun the love of Roland and chose to marry Dr. Bailey is shocking. Why does such a strong character choose a path of self-defeat? Why doesn’t she choose her happy ending?JK: You say the correct words. A strong character chooses for herself. The point isn’t horrible or not horrible. The point is ‘choose for herself.’ Happiness is very overrated... as far as literature is concerned.10...
...Crimson has yet to win on the road this season, perhaps a symptom of a lack of toughness on the team. And though Harvard had previously been unbeaten at home, the Crimson was handed its biggest defeat last Friday night at the Bright Hockey Center when it was crushed, 10-1, by visiting North Dakota, followed by a 4-3 setback the following night...
Taken down to his back and fighting off a pin, sophomore Corey Jantzen nearly saw his remarkable tournament run end in defeat...