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...voters on both sides of the political spectrum were generally disillusioned with Italy's political class, even though 80% of the electorate showed up at the polls. A Roman taxi driver, Filippo, who'd voted for Berlusconi, was listening to the radio, just as Veltroni was about to concede defeat. "We Italians always go to vote," he said. "But by now we're sick of all them." Before rescuing Alitalia or turning around the economy or reforming the country's crippled justice system, Berlusconi's toughest task will be saving the Italian citizen from dying a cynic's death...
Yesterday the grand final featured a showdown between Stanford and Radcliffe, and the Cardinal took a 4.3 second advantage. A strong tailwind sped up the race, and choppy waves posed a challenge. The Black and White held its ground not ceding defeat until the final strokes...
...together.”The varsity race was the only win Brown saw on the day, as the Crimson claimed victories in the second varsity, third varsity, freshman eight, and freshman four races. In the second varsity race, Harvard rowed a strong race from start to end to handily defeat the Bears. After a solid start, the Crimson hung with the Brown’s crew through the first 500—no easy task given the Bears’ reputation as fast starters. “Brown basically throws the kitchen sink at you in the first...
...Saturday’s 9-8 overtime loss was far from the first heartbreaker for the young squad. Four of the six Crimson losses this season have come by two goals or fewer, and Saturday’s overtime was the team’s second extra-minutes defeat of the year—the first coming in a 10-9 loss at Denver...
...game to hand Harvard the stunning loss. “We knew they were going to come back,” tri-captain Brooks Scholl said. “They fought hard and played a great game. It’s a disappointing loss.” The defeat comes despite the fact that the Crimson played some of its best lacrosse of the season. The offense was extremely efficient, jumping out to a 4-1 lead in the first period on only eight shots. Sophomore midfielder Jason Duboe and freshman Francis Ellis paced the offense with two goals apiece...