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Nevertheless, election night held an unpleasant surprise for Sarkozy: the stunning defeat of conservative heavyweight Alain Juppe, who as Environment, Transport, and Sustainable Energy Minister was number two in Sarkozy's pre-election government. Juppe's failure to win a legislative seat leaves his political future in grave doubt...
...longer streak in an even more established contest between the two schools was also broken on Saturday, as the Crimson heavyweight crew team lost the varsity race in the 142nd annual Harvard-Yale regatta in New London...
...victory by the leading French-speaking candidate, Elio di Rupo, would make history not only because of his language, but as Europe's first openly gay Prime Minister. As leader of the Socialist Party (PS) in Wallonia - and also the region's minister-president - Di Rupo, 55, is the heavyweight of Francophone politics. And the fact that his origins are Italian, Belgium's second-largest immigrant community after Moroccans, adds a third dimension to the identity challenge represented by his candidacy. But the dapper, bow-tied Di Rupo is handicapped by recurrent scandals in his Socialist Party, and has been...
...four wrestlers placing in the top five in their respective weight classes at the Midlands Championships. Harvard rode the dominating efforts of O’Connor, Meltzer (25-7), and Caputo (30-9) for most of the season, and had tri-captain Bode Ogunwole (11-0) anchor the heavyweight matches before his season-ending injury early in the year. Juniors Bobby Latessa (165 lbs.), Matt Button (157 lbs.) and Butler (197 lbs.), and freshman Frankie Colletta (165 lbs.) made solid contributions in the middle weights. The Crimson had a hard time in dual meets partly because of serious injuries...
It’s never easy living up to the expectations of an illustrious history. And the Harvard men’s heavyweight crew team might reasonably be said to have one of the most illustrious records of college crews out there, with Eastern Sprints championships, IRA titles, and dual racing cups littering the shelves of Newell Boat House like confetti...