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...hard work has definitely paid off. This past Saturday, Richardson had perhaps the highlight of her early collegiate career. Placing fourth overall in the Ivy Heptagonal Championships with a time of 17:43.0, Richardson prevented a traditionally-powerhouse Princeton team from sweeping the top six in the 5K event...
Former University President Lawrence H. Summers was the focus of a luncheon event at Harvard Hillel yesterday, giving attendees a chance to question the former U.S. Treasury Secretary about hot-button economic issues in advance of today’s national elections. Summers, who currently serves as an advisor to Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, made no secret of his allegiances when asked to offer his opinions on the platforms of the two major party candidates. “I can only answer that question with no pretense of objectivity,” Summers said at one point, drawing laughter...
Since his "birth" in 1813, Uncle Sam has appeared in political cartoons, army recruitment posters and magazine covers. He has participated in nearly every historical and cultural event of the last two centuries, from the War of 1812 to music by the Grateful Dead. He even had his own comic book. And on Nov. 4 he will be at rallies and on posters, urging every American to participate in the most patriotic day of all: Election Day. A look underneath...
...young children and appeared to have just rolled out of bed. Over 40% of the state voted before election day, but many on line this morning agreed that the early-voting lines were just too long and so they came back on Election Day itself. This is a big event in North Carolina. Anxious supporters of both parties are there with signs to try to sway the undecided, showing that the outcome of the traditionally red state is still up in the air. One woman, a GOP activist, yells outs, "Straight tickets don't elect presidents, kids!" to a group...
...national finance chairman, Dallas attorney Fred Baron,. It was Baron who confirmed in August that he had sent funds to Edwards' now acknowledged mistress. The multimillionaire attorney and key Democratic fundraiser, who made a fortune in asbestos lawsuits, died of cancer just days before the climax of the main event in American politics. Baron had played a key role in reviving the Texas Democratic Party. In 2005, he launched the Texas Democratic Trust, just one of several vehicles he would use to support statehouse candidates...