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...savior of the economy" seemed intense, with both the Democratic and Republican candidates flying into Washington and overeager negotiators emerging with a premature victory announcement. But after dramatically suspending his campaign and asking to postpone last Friday's debate in order to deal with the financial crisis, John McCain kept a decidedly low profile in the final days of negotiations. His staff said McCain kept track of events by phone, keeping in touch with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and House minority leader John Boehner, and calling members on both sides of the aisle, urging them to support the deal...
After the second frame, Ingersoll kept up the pace, scoring 12 more kills in the third and fourth sets with only two errors...
...opened the tournament with a convincing defeat of Ivy opponent Dartmouth (4-7, 0-1 Ivy), 27-25, 23-25, 25-14, 25-22. After the Crimson took control in the first frame, the Big Green responded with a 7-2 run to open up the second game. Harvard kept it close throughout the second, but could not convert on its efforts. After getting as close as 23-22, Dartmouth pulled away, and Big Green junior Morgan Covington ended the frame with a kill. Not allowing Dartmouth to take advantage of the momentum, the Crimson redoubled its efforts...
...game.” Despite the defense’s efforts, Penn tallied a goal in each half to secure its victory. In the first frame, the Quakers knocked in a cross from the left side of the box 18:14 into the game. In the second half, Mann kept the Crimson in it for a while, but in the 75th minute, Penn scored on a breakaway. Harvard had opportunities of its own, but they came few and far between. In the ninth minute of the first half, freshman standout Melanie Baskind hit the crossbar...
...sense as a response to a Wall Street free-fall - a capital-gains tax holiday would only encourage a bigger sell-off - but hey, conservative Republicans in the House really hate capital-gains taxes. In any case, at the White House meeting McCain had ginned up, he mostly kept quiet, but apparently left the impression he agreed with the recalcitraint Republicans. Sarah Palin had told Katie Couric that failing to take action could create another Great Depression - alas, you missed a great interview, which you can catch up on here - but McCain had never committed to support the Administration...