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...memorable lines. "Deficits don't matter," he told Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill in 2002. Later, after O'Neill made the conversation public, Cheney elaborated that he meant this "in a political context," not an economic one. But for most of Cheney's time as Vice President, the claim held up pretty well in both contexts. Over O'Neill's objections - he'd be gone soon anyway - the Bush Administration and Congress abandoned a bipartisan commitment to fiscal prudence that had held sway since the early 1990s and went back to running chronic deficits. The result was a growing economy...
...Atkinson said. “They have one very dominant player and we didn’t do a good job of neutralizing him.”NO. 16 SANTA CLARA 18, HARVARD 6The Broncos came out strong and refused to let up on Sunday morning. The Crimson held Santa Clara to a 4-2 lead after the first quarter, but would never pull closer, as the Broncos demonstrated why they are ranked among the nation’s top 20 teams.“Against Santa Clara we were playing a very good team,” Atkinson said...
...none to be found.”SOUTH CAROLINA 3, HARVARD 1Lining up against the Gamecocks (8-1), the Crimson won its first set of the weekend and came close to grabbing two others with sets of 25-21, 21-25, 25-22, 25-12. Although Harvard held substantial leads at various points throughout the match, the Gamecocks ultimately emerged the better team with a dominant performance in the fourth set.The challenge of playing the SEC team was clear to Durwood.“It’s a much faster pace of the game,” Durwood said...
...side of the Army backline. The senior has started the season brightly after forcing his way into the starting lineup. “I’m always looking forward to taking on people on the outside,” Mitchell said. Despite creating chance after chance, Harvard was held scoreless for the rest of the period. While a one-goal lead is always somewhat tenuous, the Crimson defense looked completely comfortable, handling everything that the Black Knights threw at them with ease. Senior Kwaku Nyamekye embodied the controlled manner with which the Harvard back four operated. The game...
...invasion in advance but denied there was anything they could have done to assist the journalists or prevent the Indonesians from killing them. But in 2007, after a relentless campaign by the victims' families and a series of limited investigations and inquiries, a coroner's inquest was finally held into the death of Peters. Sydney magistrate Dorelle Pinch heard evidence from numerous witnesses who had been in Balibo at the time and from Gough Whitlam, who was the Australian Prime Minister in 1975. Timorese witnesses testified that they had seen the men deliberately shot as they hid in a house...