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There is a rich history of mischief and malice in the interregnum, particularly during the last transfer of power to take place in the middle of a fiscal firestorm. In 1932 it didn't help that the two men neither liked nor trusted each other: Herbert Hoover called Franklin Roosevelt a "chameleon on plaid," while F.D.R. preferred the image of Hoover as a "fat, timid capon." Since Inauguration Day was not until March 1933, there was an urgent need for action, but Hoover's efforts to reach out to Roosevelt in the name of bipartisan cooperation were dismissed by critics...
...Harvard should heed the bespectacled sage’s advice as it plays on his namesake, Penn’s Franklin Field, tomorrow...
...outscored its opponents by an average of two touchdowns, Harvard must keep in mind a particularly sobering statistic—the Crimson is just 1-12 in its last 13 visits to Penn dating back to 1982, and prior to its 2004 victory, it had lost 11 straight at Franklin Field.However, Harvard has its sights set on starting a new streak, and there is plenty of reason to believe it will find a fresh start.The Crimson put on a show at Harvard Stadium last weekend, outgunning the Lions 42-28. Senior Chris Pizzotti threw for 376 yards and 4 first...
...Even in the calmest of times, the transfer of presidential power is a tricky maneuver, especially when it involves one party ceding the office to another. But not since Franklin D. Roosevelt took office in the midst of the Depression has a new President faced a set of challenges quite as formidable as those that await Obama. That's why Obama has been quicker off the blocks in setting up his government than any of his recent predecessors were, particularly Bill Clinton, who did not announce a single major appointment until mid-December. As the President-elect...
Despite his sunny disposition, you'd think Charlie Crist would be feeling a bit down right now. Florida's Republican governor just watched a northern Democrat, Barack Obama, win the Sunshine State in a presidential election for the first time since Franklin Roosevelt won it in 1944. Obama also took Pinellas County, which includes Crist's hometown of St. Petersburg. And Obama only lost nearby Sarasota County - which since 1944 hasn't fallen to any kind of Democrat, Yankee or otherwise - by a mere 237 votes...