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...fury over AIG executives' bonuses is heightened by the overall anonymity of those behind the broader economic collapse, for which no one is being held responsible [March 30]. However understandable, this scapegoating distracts from the bigger problem and may debilitate the political will to enact appropriate legislation. Connell J. Maguire, RIVIERA BEACH...
...This Saturday, the two crews once again demonstrated their competitive spirit, fighting respectively to maintain the heavyweight Compton Cup and the lightweight Haines Cup, honors they won last year. Both crews held onto their prizes, keeping them in Newell Boathouse for the second year...
...39th U.S. poet laureate from 1997 to 2000. He has published nineteen books of poetry, prose, and translations. Adam L. Palay ’11, a member of the Advocate and the event’s organizer, said that the reading was a change from those usually held at the Advocate, as the organization usually holds more intimate readings by authors and poets, rather than collaborations between literary figures and musicians. “We usually don’t have a performance like that,” he said. “So I think it?...
...goaltender Joe Pike. Pike blocked the attempt, but as the rebound rolled in front of the net, Crusaders attacker Chris Smirti raced in to scoop up the ball and converted on a diving shot with just 6.3 seconds left on the clock. At halftime, Harvard led 3-1, but held a substantial edge in shots, 19-8, groundballs, 14-6, and face-offs, 4-2. “We came out a little slow,” Cohen said. “We were a little lacking after the last three defeats that were pretty heartbreaking, but in the second...
...front lines, "oppressive Washington" and states' rights and cries of "Texas not taxes!" ironically comes as Texans get ready to commemorate on April 21 the Battle of San Jacinto, the decisive battle of Texas' fight for independence from Mexico. It is also the day legislative hearings will be held in Austin on Texas' 10th Amendment resolution - so far, about half the members of the house of representatives have signed on as co-sponsors of the measure, which affirms Texas sovereignty under the 10th Amendment and serves notice to the Federal Government "to cease and desist certain mandates." Meanwhile, Texas house...