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...this week that requires special elections to fill Senate vacancies. While special elections are often expensive and difficult to execute in a short amount of time, they are necessary to ensure that replacement senators are as responsive to their constituents as possible. Preserving democratic principles is well worth the extra trouble...
...Early last year, Democratic Congressman Barney Frank of Massachusetts saw the opposing trends and wanted to add an extra $30 million to the kitty, while Sen. Jack Reed, a Rhode Island Democrat, and other Senators wanted to ante up another $50 million. This year, the House approved an SEC budget of $928 million, while the Senate approved $938 million, a 2% to 3% increase, which is greater than the 1% hike former chairman Christopher Cox requested from the 2008 budget of $906 million. The final budget, part of the government's "Continuing Resolutions," has yet to be approved...
...this is a good thing, right? In a lot of ways, yes. Not all women must go through 13 IVF trials before they succeed, but most women undergo multiple attempts, each of which can cost $5,000. Fischel's procedure runs an extra $2,750 or so - but paying a premium price once is easily cheaper than paying the lower price over and over. What's more, while couples who choose the in vitro route dearly want a child, they don't always want more than one. But the high failure rate of the procedure requires that multiple embryos...
Harvard was able to force overtime despite several key mistakes, including missed shots, free throws, and even a backcourt violation out of a timeout. Unfortunately, the Crimson managed only four points in overtime against Dartmouth, who forced three turnovers and several missed shots with stingy defense in the extra period. Harvard totaled 17 turnovers to Dartmouth’s six, which led to a 19-6 advantage in points off turnovers...
...forced,” Amaker said. “Those are the ones that bother me the most.”Boehm—and the Crimson—was redeemed when Harvard rallied to reach overtime on Pusar and Lin’s clutch conversions. But in the extra period, the Crimson scored just four points while committing three more turnovers.“We had so many chances to win tonight,” Lin said. “We have no one to blame but ourselves.”—Staff writer Emily W. Cunningham...