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...custom has become particularly popular in the Sunshine State, where many voters have come to view it as a hedge against Florida's notorious Election Day mishaps and misdeeds. The added factor this year is the enthusiasm among Obama voters, especially African Americans eager to elect the first black President (if not avenge what they call the Florida disenfranchisement they suffered in 2000). An unusually vast Obama ground operation in Florida has galvanized early voting, bringing movie stars like Matt Damon into Tampa for early-voter rallies and holding drum-line marches in Miami's predominantly black communities. Most polls...
...many teachers in Harvard’s government department, Sarah Palin’s rise to prominence might be the basis for a lesson on Republican enthusiasm and the political pitfalls of a 24-hour news cycle...
...projected to cost $3 million each year, said Kenneth H. Lafler, director of Student Financial Services at the Law School, in an interview last month. Although Lafler cautioned that these 113 students only signed an expression of interest, the program may need a larger budget than expected if their enthusiasm persists. Forty-two second-year students also indicated their interest, and 48 third-year students signed full commitments to five years of public service work after graduation. These third-year students will receive $5,000 off their current tuition. Kagan said that the Law School was committed to funding...
...company elevator. The co-directors of the Harvard College Entrepreneurship Forum, who were the lead organizers for the competition, said they were pleased with the effort of the competitors. “I was impressed with the diversity of pitches, the quality of the pitches, and the level of enthusiasm that the competitors had,” said David Kosslyn ’11, one of the co-directors of the Entrepreneurship Forum. “The back and forth between audience members and the competitors was great, as was the feedback from the judges for each participant...
...will actually get listened to because all the grown-ups said ‘whoops,’” she said. The Reverend Peter J. Gomes was honored on behalf of the Memorial Church grants committee, which has repeatedly decided to support PBHA financially. Gomes expressed his enthusiasm for what he called “the best course at Harvard” and discussed his role at PBHA since 1974. “A good thing cannot be killed, spoilt or ruined,” he said. “The best that is in Brooks House will...