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...changed since then. In the '70s and '80s, beer Democrats were easy pickings for Republicans. In 1972 they detested McGovern's amnesty plan for Vietnam draft dodgers and his support for forced busing. After McGovern won the nomination, the Teamsters, longshoremen and construction-workers unions refused to back him. Something similar happened in 1988, when white working-class Democrats couldn't stomach Dukakis' opposition to the death penalty. In both years, the primaries exposed bitter ideological divisions that came back to haunt the party in November. In 1972 Democrat Henry (Scoop) Jackson, in his bid for blue-collar primary votes...
Lawrence Lessig, the Stanford legal scholar known for his work in cyber and copyright law, said Tuesday that he was strongly considering a run for Congress, an announcement that comes a week after Harvard cyberlaw professor John G. Palfrey, Jr. ’94 started a “Draft Lessig” movement to encourage him to seek office. Lessig, who left Harvard Law School for its west coast rival in 2000, has developed a loyal following for his attacks on the American copyright law regime, which he blames for stifling creativity and threatening the development of culture. Since...
...ball with nine ticks remaining. With no one guarding the middle, Tyler once again is allowed an uncontested layup. The basket gives Cornell its first lead since the 17:30 mark of the second half. The play drains seven seconds off the clock. Harvard, with no time to draft a play, let alone create a decent shot, collapses at the buzzer with no answer to Tyler’s six straight points.“It’s a really disappointing result for us because we played so well against the first place team, one of the hottest teams...
...Central Square as part of an annual speech organized by the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice, an organization at the Law School founded by Ogletree. Maule and Dennis were scheduled to have coffee with Jackson before the speech but instead ending up helping the reverend complete his draft. Jackson’s lecture wandered from the Iraq War to the Civil Rights Movement to Barack Obama’s political rise, devoting attention to a wide range of problems facing America. In a press conference after the event, Jackson spoke in favor of both Senators Hillary Clinton...
...running down the court, REJECTS the black team. And then runs back down and nails the JUMPER. Draft him now! Heck, put a Crimson jersey on him tonight...