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...throws a pair of touchdowns and plays the entire last minute for a 13-0 win. 1954: Harvard wins its 500th game by crushing Yale at the Stadium, 13-9. 1957: Most epic Harvard slaughtering by Yale ever: 54-0. 1961: Harvard 27-0 win allows it to earn its first share of the Ivy football title. 1968: In “the best game,” Harvard (equipped with Tommy Lee Jones ’69) pulls through in the last 42 seconds to score 16 points, for the infamous 29-29 “win?...
...majority? John Boehner: Well, I think that we've got to show the American people that we're the party of reform. And the party of new ideas. I believe that our party believes in a smaller, more accountable government. And I think that we've got to earn that principle back with the American people...
...stamps or more money for Medicaid for the states, infrastructure projects that are maybe needed or not needed. At the end of the day, the American people and small businesses are able to make better decisions for their future if they're able to keep more of what they earn...
...about, and we actually enjoyed [the challenge].” Harvard’s male competitors did not express as much enthusiasm for the sloppy course, but achieved equal success in the 10K race. Sophomore Dan Chenoweth matched his classmate’s accomplishment, finishing sixth overall to earn his own trip to Indiana. The Crimson’s top runner crossed the finish line in 31:29.8, followed by junior co-captain Chas Gillespie, freshman Brandon Jarrett, junior Stephen Chester and sophomore Ryan Neely. All five point scorers broke the top 85, giving Harvard the third-best Ivy League...
...rights). The problem with tenure, Rhee and other critics say, is that it inadvertently protects incompetent teachers from being fired. The Teach for America alumna, who oversees some 50,000 students and 5,000 teachers, has sparked controversy in the capital by proposing a new contract allowing teachers to earn as much as $130,000 a year if they forgo their tenure rights (a teacher's salary, on average, is less than $48,000; most start out making...