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...Norton won her first set in a tiebreaker after falling behind, 5-4 and 6-5. She also expressed her frustration with the calls of her opponent, Chelsea Davis...

Author: By E. Benjamin Samuels, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Starts Ivy Play with Pair of Wins | 4/5/2010 | See Source »

...Rosekrans really led the way for us,” Green said. “She finished first, really quickly. She was really focused, and got the job done...

Author: By E. Benjamin Samuels, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Starts Ivy Play with Pair of Wins | 4/5/2010 | See Source »

...look at where the 2012 presidential race really stands. And while engaging in punditry about a contest several years off is always good fun, the exercise better serves to examine the political health of the incumbent - which is, it turns out, surprisingly robust. (See pictures of Barack Obama's first year in the White House...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taking On Obama in '12 — Tougher Than You Think | 4/5/2010 | See Source »

...nomination, with active travel and media schedules and plans to campaign as Republican candidates in the midterms, they are well behind past early starters in establishing presidential operations. John Edwards, for example, launched his aggressive run shortly after Bush won re-election in 2004, heading immediately to first-in-the-nation voting states, planting stakes in Iowa, seeking key endorsements and carving out policy areas like his pet theme of poverty. There has been no comparable activity this cycle, suggesting a certain ambivalence within the potential Republican field. Romney made his first visit to Iowa in March, as part...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taking On Obama in '12 — Tougher Than You Think | 4/5/2010 | See Source »

Over at the White House, the President's team is adopting an attitude similar to that displayed by George W. Bush's advisers during this phase of their first-term cycle. They are taking nothing for granted and are constantly evaluating how to use the Democratic National Committee and other allies to belittle and diminish every potential rival. At the same time, they don't see anyone on the horizon who particularly worries them, finding both humor and solace in the apparent weaknesses of their rivals. They know, too, that it has been tough to beat an incumbent of late...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taking On Obama in '12 — Tougher Than You Think | 4/5/2010 | See Source »

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