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After a weekend of hockey, reporters might encounter a construction worker, duck, and boa-draped rock star emerging from the Crimson’s locker room—but the most astute among them will know that the members of this colorful cast actually play for the No. 4 Harvard women’s hockey team. With an 11-2 overall record, the Crimson may be on the heels of one of its best seasons in recent memory, but the team stays focused by keeping it light off the ice. Three awards are given out after every game or every...
...rhetorical trenches of the culture wars, sometimes the best way to ambush your enemies is to echo them. Read some of the arguments in support of the Federal Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act, which the lame duck Congress debated on Wednesday, and you?ll be forgiven if you think they were drafted by a liberal crusader for women's rights. The law is presented as protecting a woman's right to know, and to make an informed consent. "Women should not be kept in the dark," argues Kansas Senator Sam Brownback, a sponsor of the bill whose stated purpose...
...DUCK & GOOSE...
...When Duck and Goose find a ball in the park, they know right away what it is: an egg, of course. In this psychologically acute tale, they squabble over it at first, then strike a truce, making plans for teaching its "fuzzy little occupant" to swim and fly. After learning the truth, they decide to make the best of it. After all, a bond has been formed--not only with the ball but also with each other...
...months now, al-Maliki has promised to deal with the sectarian violence with ?an iron fist? - that's his expression. He will undoubtedly make similar promises in the course of his visit to Jordan. But Iraqis have learned from bitter experience that their lame duck leader does little more than quack...