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...Hampshire. After captain guard Jim Goffredo’s three-pointer tied the game at 81-81 with just over a minute left in overtime, freshman guard Jeremy Lin stole the Wildcats’ inbounds pass after UNH (1-5) had called timeout. With 23.8 seconds left, he drove the lane for an off-balance reverse layup to give the Crimson (3-3) an 83-81 lead they would not lose. “It wasn’t designed. but because all the other guys made plays down the stretch, there was an open lane for me because...

Author: By Ted Kirby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Edges Out UNH | 11/30/2006 | See Source »

...Luis Guevara, 50, is a Caracas cabbie who for decades drove wheezing, beat-up taxis because an elitist banking system denied him the kind of small business loan so desperately needed all over Latin America. Last year, under a microcredit project for wannabe capitalists created by Chavez from Venezuela's record oil windfalls, Guevara got a $15,000 loan at a reasonable interest rate; now he owns a new Chevrolet he can use to pick up fat fares at the airport. Guevara could care less what you call the policy: "It works for me whatever...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: After the 'Battle for Latin America's Soul' | 11/28/2006 | See Source »

Everything is in cash in our part of the country. It's based on trust. You have to do your due diligence. Our builder, who is hugely honest, needed a large amount up front, so we drove to the bank. You really haven't lived until you've transported 200,000 pesos--almost $20,000--in a large Cheetos bag and handed it to your builder on a handshake...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ?Viva El Gringo! | 11/27/2006 | See Source »

...them a chance to demystify their theology and customs. But church officials also calculate that Romney's bid to succeed George W. Bush could remind some mainstream Christians just how different Mormonism is from their faith and perhaps expose their flock to more of the sort of discrimination that drove their founders west by handcart and covered wagon into the Great Salt Lake Valley...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Mormon as President? | 11/26/2006 | See Source »

...where Nissan earns the bulk of its profits, full-size vehicles like the Armada SUV and Titan pickup need generous incentives to sell, even as gas prices have come down. Armada and Titan drove Nissan into new segments but not without picking up some dents. Both models have scored dismally in consumer surveys of vehicle reliability, tarnishing Nissan's image as a high-quality Japanese brand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Danger Caution Ahead | 11/26/2006 | See Source »

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