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...couple of mainstream polls have begun to show that Democrat Harold Ford Jr. is topping Republican Bob Corker in Tennessee's pivotal U.S. Senate race, but Ford may have a little problem on his hands in home-base Memphis: his younger brother Jake - who's running for big brother's old 9th Congressional district seat. Jake is running as an independent against the Democratic nominee with the blessing of the family patriarch and onetime local party boss, Harold Ford...
...Ford himself has said he'll stay neutral regarding Cohen and his brother Jake. But the rest of the family is splitting over the race. Joe Ford Jr., an entertainment lawyer who finished third in the congressional primary - and is first cousin to both Jake Ford and Harold Ford Jr. - has endorsed Cohen. But Harold Sr., a former congressman, has gone all-out for son Jake, especially since longtime rival Herenton put down young Ford as unqualified (he dropped out of high school) and accused the Fords of seeking "a monopoly on all elected positions in this state and this...
...Harold Sr., now a blue-ribbon consultant dividing time between Florida and Memphis, is energetically working his former support base in inner-city Memphis for his sons. Meanwhile, the Black Ministers Association and the other erstwhile African-American consensus seekers, including a handful of Democratic activists, have also endorsed Jake. Then there's Mark White, a young white businessman and the Republican candidate, who would ordinarily stand to get no more than 30% in a heavily black district. But the split among Democrats may give him a better-than-usual shot - unless Republican moderates get worried about a reawakened Ford...
...falling to Yale 34-21 and the women finishing last in their meet with Yale and Princeton. Eight Harvard men competed in the 8k race against the Bulldogs, five of whom placed in the top 10. However, the first two finishers both wore the navy and white. Yale sophomore Jake Gallagher won with a time of 25:08, and senior Brian Gertzen finished on the heels of his teammate, posting a time of 25:14. Junior Ryan Hafer had the best showing for the Crimson, coming in third with a time of 25:24 despite having to battle illness...
...Lubin said. ”They’re improving campus, so they have to do that.” Aside from students’ personal workout schedules, the renovations will affect Intramural (IM) competition schedules, especially winter and spring sports. MAC Manager of Recreational Services Jake P. Olkkola said that IM schedules would be adjusted to accommodate the MAC’s closing. For example, winter basketball would instead be played in the fall. “We don’t want to let anyone miss out on the IM experience since we think it?...