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...last year. It has become increasingly apparent over the last week that Summers’ departure was inevitable. Whether it was a conspicuous lack of support from the Harvard Corporation amidst the latest Faculty flurry or, more likely, a worn president, his vigor faded, no longer willing to defend himself against the barbs of an uncompromising segment of the Faculty, Summers could no longer effectively make progress on his plans, and Harvard, now rudderless, was doomed to absorb his loss...
...tiers. We have the grand stage performance with its well-crafted jabs and drastically dramatic statements. Action, intrigue, worldwide acclaim—or at least recognition. And we have its touring company, if you will. Controversy on campus gets undergraduates itching—they must pick a side and defend it to the death. No, wait, they must pick a side and be right-ier and more compelling, proving that their right-iness exceeds even the upper tier. But the revival of this hit is just not doing so well. Now the critics all know its cliché. It?...
...Salt Lake was a huge emotional victory because we hadn't beaten the U.S. all year in the lead-up games," said Wickenheiser, a three-time Olympian. "This time, the pressure to defend the gold medal was really different. Right now, I'm feeling relieved and exhausted...
...pushed Mr. Preval, who even by the CEP's count had won more than four times the number of votes of his nearest rival, over the 50 percent mark, and prompted a massive celebration by hundreds of thousands of supporters who had taken to the streets in protest to defend their vote...
...formula pushed Mr. Preval - who even by the CEP's count had won more than four times the number of votes of his nearest rival - over the 50 percent mark, and prompted a massive celebration by hundreds of thousands of supporters had taken to the streets in protest to defend their vote...