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...game on from there.”With the score at 4-3, the Crimson utilized back-to-back Kennifer goals to round out a 5-0 run. Kennifer contributed five goals throughout the game. The two teams jostled for the lead throughout the second half. Although Harvard held a 10-8 advantage to start the fourth, Brown’s offense amped up its tempo down the stretch and grabbed an 11-10 lead with two minutes to go. The Crimson had one last opportunity to tie the game up with 34 seconds remaining. Zdrojewski got the ball inside...
NASA recently held a poll to pick a name for the newest module in the International Space Station, hoping to build public excitement for its imminent completion. But instead of “Legacy,” “Earthrise,” or other sterile, optimistic names suggested by NASA, the winning name was “Colbert.” Television personality Stephen Colbert had encouraged his fans to write in his last name, even though, as he joked, “Houston may have a problem with...
Last December, the government of Sri Lanka held a day of national festivities to commemorate the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. In April, intense fighting continues between government and LTTE forces. However, the escalating humanitarian crisis of the Tamil civilians remains unheeded by the international community...
...Instead, what sets this decision apart is the frank way in which it raises the issue of religious objections to gay marriage. As the Supreme Court did in Lawrence v. Texas, its seminal 2003 ruling striking down sodomy laws, the Iowa court says that mere moral opprobrium or deeply held values are not enough to warrant legal sanctions or the denial of legal rights. The court then subtly raises the issue of religious opposition to gay marriage, even though the legal briefs by the other side...
...first time in decades in the next general election. There has been speculation that Aso might call an election in May or June to take advantage of a political-contributions scandal surrounding DPJ leader Ichiro Ozawa, but no decision has been made. An election must be held by October...