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...returning home to face Hockey East mainstays New Hampshire (13-2-1) and Providence (5-6-3). UNH in particular has had the Crimson’s number of late, handing it three losses just last season, including its first shutout in over four years and its season-ending defeat in the opening round of the NCAA playoffs in March...
...speech in the tradition of John F. Kennedy, who told Protestant church leaders in Houston 46 years ago that he was "not the Catholic candidate for President" but instead was "the Democratic Party's candidate for President, who happens also to be Catholic." After the G.O.P.'s defeat in the midterms, that may be a speech Republicans are prepared to hear. A big tent, even one stretching all the way to Salt Lake City, could be what gets them back into power in Washington two years from...
Talks with Tehran should begin, without preconditions, by discussing such a framework while getting Iran involved in keeping the chaos in Iraq from ripping apart the region, just as Iran helped stabilize Afghanistan after the defeat of our mutual enemy the Taliban. We should then permit commercial deals with Iran's small private sector, which could build a middle-class constituency for stability and greater integration into the world economy. Who knows? Perhaps this could even lead to accession talks with the World Trade Organization. In the process, Iranians will see more clearly the benefits of being treated...
...past two years, everyone wants to do it themselves, make moves on the blue line,” he said. “We lost the puck about five times on the blue line in the third period, because everyone wants to be Wayne Gretzky.”This defeat brings near-perfect symmetry to Harvard’s play this weekend. On Friday night, it was the Crimson who defeated Quinnipiac 4-2 despite surrendering two goals to the Bobcats in the first 11 minutes.The Crimson returns to the ice tomorrow night against Vermont at the Bright Hockey Center...
...team in the first two contests appeared in full force on Wednesday at Lavietes. The Crimson (0-3) proved to be its own enemy as too many turnovers and early foul trouble helped the visitors to an 82-74 victory, marking the Crimson’s third straight defeat in the young season. Harvard appears to have found a pattern early in the season: start out strong, taking a commanding lead, and slowly but surely enter a downward slope in the latter minutes of the game. Wednesday’s game followed this outline perfectly. The Crimson jumped...