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...permit ourselves a divergence, of some thousands of miles, to Australia (that quaint, puzzling country that just voted overwhelmingly to keep their Queen), the Pauline Hanson phenomenon provides an illuminating analogy. Hanson--the red-headed fish-and-chip shop lady--shows what can happen to right-wing extremists unhinged from a main-stream party machine. Hanson came to fame in 1996 with her maiden speech in the House of Representatives, shattering the "political correctness" consensus of the last decade and rocketing herself to political infamy. She then went on to the form the (somewhat ironically titled) One Nation Party...
...tournament closed out the Crimson's successful fall season. With marked improvement from the freshman and returning players, and the ECAC fall title under the belt, Harvard Coach Dave Fish and the rest of the players will have the next two months off from competition to work out and rest...
...good to have different guys doing well at different times," Fish said. "There's been parity from the beginning, and I've seen great improvement and good motivation. The only thing that could be different in the spring is doubles...
...Fish also commented on the fact that lesser-known players like Lingman and Styperek were doing well while some of the top players have had their ups and downs...
...tell the guys [that] we're like a river that's rising," said Fish. "Each player is like a cork floating on the river, and as long as the river is rising, it doesn't matter who's up or down...