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...aptly located at www.change.gov—to remember his promise of a new and improved Presidency. Yet, as Obama begins the vetting process for cabinet-level and advisory posts, many Americans have decried his focus on Washington insiders. Such critics claim that, by hearkening back to people who held positions in the Bush and Clinton administrations, Obama is abandoning his entire platform of change. What this argument fails to address, however, is that even those experienced politicians whose names may be familiar can still produce profound change—whether it be through the generation of new ideas...
...guys are stepping up and racing when they need to, and they are really helping the team win big.” Following the win on Friday, Harvard’s next step is to step its performance up one more notch to prepare for the Georgia Invitational held from Dec. 5-7 against Clemson, Denver, West Virginia, and Georgia. “I’m really looking forward to competing at the Georgia Invitational. It’s a fun meet, and a lot of great athletes go and race there,” Diekema said...
...their backs up against the wall,” senior Evan Harris said. “They were 1-1, having just lost to maybe an inferior team, and they banded together to take it.” Following a consistent level of play throughout the first half, Harvard held a 34-29 lead over the Buffaloes at the break after freshman Peter Boehm canned a three with 46 seconds remaining to extend a slim lead. The half saw the Crimson match the intensity of Colorado, and the lead changed hands four times to go with an additional four ties...
...from Congress. More importantly, the government does not want to end up owning Citigroup. Then taxpayers would be on the hook for all of the bank's debt. So the most the government could invest in Citigroup would be $20 billion, which is the amount equal to what is held by current shareholders. If Citigroup were to issue shares to the government greater than its current value, taxpayers would be left with a more than 50% stake in the company...
Yale didn’t have its first offensive possession until 3:25 remained in the first—a harbinger of clock problems to come for the Bulldogs, who held the ball for just 20:45 to Harvard’s 39:15 overall...