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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...really would have rather stayed in the Marvel universe than be jarred into our own. But the flaws in “Spider-Man 3” are ultimately forgivable. The characters, cool factor, and visceral action make the movie a blast to watch the whole way through. So grab your little brother and nerdy comic-collector friend, and crawl over to a theater near...

Author: By John D. Selig, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Spider-Man 3 | 5/2/2007 | See Source »

...April 2031, and a now 46-year-old campus politico of the class of 2007—pick your favorite—is in Manchester, N.H., to announce his intentions to run for U.S. president. After giving a morning speech, he heads to a local diner to grab a bite to eat and to chat with a few “ordinary” New Hampshirites. When he gets up to leave, someone quietly snatches the fork he had been using...

Author: By Matthew S. Meisel | Title: The Public Genome | 4/27/2007 | See Source »

...striking out four. The rookie got a hand from his defense in the second inning, when Matt Nuzzo was thrown out at the plate trying to score from first on a double. The relay throw from Stoeckel was high, and as senior catcher Andrew Casey went up to grab it, he came down on top of Nuzzo, pinning him until he could apply the tag. Sophomore Adam Cole came on for the seventh and fanned two in the first of his two appearances on the afternoon.—Staff writer Jonathan Lehman can be reached at jlehman@fas.harvard.edu...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bullpen Blows Late Lead | 4/23/2007 | See Source »

...then Caroline Simmons and Lexie Comstock did a great job controlling the ball.” After Columbia forced the sixth tie of the game, at 7-7, Harvard regained the lead again with goals from Schoen and Martin. But the Lions surged ahead to grab an 11-10 lead, its last of the game. Freshman attack Alexandra Comstock scored off a free-position shot to tie the game at 11 and pave the way for Bancroft’s heroics. “It was a gorgeous day and we won,” Simmons said...

Author: By Tyler D. Sipprelle, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Women's Lacrosse Snaps Seven-Game Losing Streak | 4/23/2007 | See Source »

...Yeltsin's political instincts were still sharp, and he raced to the scene outside of Russia's White House. He memorably climbed atop a rebel tank and urged defiance. Troops involved in the attempted power grab defected, and the putsch failed. Gorbachev returned to Moscow and, remarkably, declared that he still believed in communism. Russia was suddenly Yeltsin's. The Soviet system crumbled and by Christmas day of that year, the Soviet Union itself was finished. The era of reform had begun...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Yeltsin's Promise and Failure | 4/23/2007 | See Source »

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