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...Crimson 30-26 at halftime. But when the two teams returned to the floor, only one seemed able to step up its game. “They lit up,” freshman forward Katie Rollins said. “They definitely came out hard, ready to defend their title.” Dartmouth flourished in the second half, steadily pulling away. The Big Green immediately took control offensively going on a 12-0 run to push its lead to 42-26. Dartmouth guard Angie Soriaga, the game’s leading scorer with 24 points, commanded the surge with...
...tell” rule. “As I have said before, I believe that policy is profoundly wrong—both unwise and unjust—and I look forward to the day when all our students, regardless of sexual orientation, will be able to serve and defend this country in the armed services,” Kagan wrote.Lambda, the Law School’s gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender student group, thanked Kagan for her support, but also called on Harvard to protect students from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation...
...Which of course is what makes it so politically risky, given an ambivalent public that prefers to restrict abortion than ban it outright. It is almost a mirror image of the challenge faced by abortion-rights activists when they are called upon to defend late-term abortions. Except in cases where the mother?s safety is at risk, late-term abortions have always been controversial because at some point they sidle up too close to infanticide for comfort. Now the South Dakota lawmakers find themselves having to explain why they rejected what have become customary ?special circumstances? like exceptions...
...France worth more than €30 billion. And there's the problem. While everyone pays lip service to the idea of a common energy market, few individual countries are eager to see their national players swallowed up by outside predators. "The government's wish is clear: to defend our national interests," said French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin last week. Madrid is no different; late last month, Spain's Council of Ministers boosted its energy watchdog's veto powers over foreign takeovers. The regulator - stuffed full of government allies - might well scupper the German bid. Of course, some European governments...
...phone." If only Jim recognizes some spark of genius in him, then all doubt will be banished. Larry is not alone in this hope. The poetry students all idolize Jim and are thrilled to hang out with him at his house or in the local bars. They defend him against the traditionalist administration. But the problem with big stars is their gravitational pull. It's hard for anyone in the vicinity to stop orbiting around them and find their own course. And Jim's ego, manic moods and binge drinking start to make him seem more like a black hole...