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...John Kerry and Teresa Heinz Kerry, speaking at the First Parish Church on Saturday, condemned the environmental policy of the Bush administration and urged citizens to exert political pressure on their representatives. “Ladies and gentlemen, there is nothing like defeat to concentrate the mind of a politician,” Kerry said. Kerry and Heinz Kerry spoke at the event, organized by the Harvard Book Store, to promote their new book, “This Moment on Earth: Today’s New Enviromentalists and their Vision for the Future...
Navy may be named for its watery pursuits, but on the Charles River Saturday, the Midshipmen were nevertheless no match for the Harvard lightweights’ top boats, which wiped out memories of last year’s defeat at Navy’s hands—and losses in four of the last five years—with varsity and second varsity wins that brought the Haines Cup back to the Crimson.The varsity eight had a turbulent first half of the course, with Navy getting a few seats up off the line and gradually increasing its lead...
...willing to support this new strategy, and give General Petraeus the time and support he needs, have chosen a hard road. But it is the right road. It is necessary and just. Democrats, who deny our soldiers the means to prevent an American defeat, have chosen another road. It may appear to be the easier course of action, but it is a much more reckless one, and it does them no credit even if it gives them an advantage in the next election. This is an historic choice, with ramifications for Americans not even born yet. Let's put aside...
...victory for Harvard in singles play, with the Crimson’s No. 3-6 players all winning their matchups.Ermakov and Hayes delivered the first singles victories of the afternoon, winning in straight sets at No. 5 and 6, respectively.Valkin clinched the match with a 6-4, 6-2 defeat of Rory Green before Nguyen added Harvard’s fifth point, winning the super tiebreak at No. 3, 2-6, 6-4, 1-0(8).Clayton and Kumar dropped matches at the top two singles positions, losing in straight sets after the Crimson’s victory had been...
...problem with that partisan analysis is that Royal rejected calls to merge campaigns with Bayrou. And now, even after Sunday's results, Bayrou is demarcating his territory. In a speech after the first results came in, rather than conceding defeat Bayrou declared victory for "a large and independent center [party], capable of speaking and acting above outdated cleavages". Promising "from this evening on, French politics will change and will never again be the same," Bayrou warned that any presidential finalist wanting his endorsement will have to acknowledge "a new kind of politics is being born and the hope...