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...December, blogs can do a lot to improve the state of political discourse, and they can do it in ways traditional papers are not yet agile enough to keep pace with. Still, one reason blogs can be so much faster than newspapers is that the latter puts forth an effort to be balanced and well fact-checked, so it’s worth our time to read them and keep our eyes open for incongruities in blog coverage and for stories that might be worthwhile despite a dearth of attention. And if you’re feeling particularly inclined towards...

Author: By Matthew A. Gline, | Title: Blog Schmog | 1/6/2006 | See Source »

...beginning, what created most of our shots was movement and that kind of stopped.” Hofstra quickly got back in the game with a 9-0 run, securing the lead with a lay-up by junior Vanessa Gidden. The game went back and forth after that, with the lead changing hands four times in less than three minutes. A 14-0 run by the Pride put the Crimson in the hole at 27-42, which proved too difficult for Harvard to overcome?even after scoring a quick six points to end the first half with a manageable nine...

Author: By Elyse N. Hanson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Hoops drops eighth straight contest | 12/29/2005 | See Source »

Bush and Clinton soon realized they were becoming a brand--a nonpartisan, let's-do-it-together brand that people hadn't seen for a while. So after Katrina struck the Gulf Coast and Bush 43 called on them to set forth once more, the two men said yes but told the President they wanted to do it differently this time. Instead of directing others to charities, they would create their own nonprofit fund so donations could be sent directly to their offices in Houston and New York City or through the government website usafreedomcorps.gov They called it the Bush...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Opposites Attract | 12/19/2005 | See Source »

...gift from Grenville L. Winthrop, Class of 1886—are owned by Iran. Harvard also claims that even if its museums held antiquities owned by Iran, the items could not be seized under the FSIA because Iran is not using those items commercially.After a series of back and forth claims, “the motions are all ripe for decision by this Court,” Harvard’s lawyers wrote in court filings Friday.A lawyer for the plaintiffs, David J. Strachman of Providence, R.I., declined to comment on the litigation. University spokesman Joe Wrinn also declined...

Author: By Nicholas M. Ciarelli, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bombing Victims Seek Iranian Artifacts From Harvard Museums | 12/19/2005 | See Source »

...Education’s Commission on the Future of Higher Education met Dec. 8-9 to discuss the current concerns with higher education in the United States. Charles Miller, chair of the Commission and former chair of the Board of Regents of the University of Texas system, put forth the idea of implementing standardized tests in the nation’s colleges and universities in order to promote accountability and higher standards on these campuses. While Miller did not state outright that the Commission would advocate such a program, he did say it might advise Congress to withhold federal student...

Author: By Joshua D. Samuelson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Commission Considers Standardized Tests for College Students | 12/19/2005 | See Source »

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