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...page-turning tale with well developed characters that seems boxed up and ready for the silver screen. It's impossible to read this book and not think of the 2007 film There Will Be Blood, which put the ruthless business of land rights and oil drilling into sharp focus. Burrough's tome, though, is broader and explores not just the greed, wealth and risk of early twentieth century American oil prospecting, but also what it meant for the rest of the country beyond Texas. Lyndon Johnson, Dwight D. Eisenhower and George W. Bush are just three of the politicians...
Freeman acknowledged that although the White House’s primary focus is on the economy, implementing Obama’s campaign promises on fighting climate change and achieving energy independence remain a priority down the road for the administration...
Justice Minister Jack Straw, who has led past government attempts to push through reforms, spoke out at the weekend, promising fresh focus on the issue, adding, "We want to see very, very clear laws brought in that deal with misconduct by members of the House of Lords so that if they commit a criminal offense or something else which is wholly improper then they can be expelled...
...loss of the season, falling to archrival Princeton, 193-160, in the annual Harvard-Yale-Princeton meet. With the Crimson’s 251-102 victory over Yale, Harvard finished its dual-meet season registering an 8-1 overall, 6-1 Ivy record. The Crimson’s main focus for the two-day double dual meet was the Tigers, with whom they remained neck and neck for the entire weekend. Harvard led Princeton 96-90 at the end of Saturday’s competition at Blodgett pool, with both teams swapping the lead throughout the course of Sunday...
...technical fall rule–the two grapplers made little impact in a lopsided defeat. After bringing the score to 16-8, the Crimson watched the next five bouts slip away, conceding the match without much drama to an energized home squad.While the coaching staff and players try to focus on the performance of available grapplers, the reality of replacing Caputo and Jantzen has taken its toll, depleting a roster that had received top-25 votes early on in the season during healthier times.Senior Patrick Ziemnik (174), sophomore Michael Sadler (165), and freshman Johnny Motley (133) all shifted...