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...Harvard begins its week-long sustainability celebration to kick off its new green-house gas reduction commitment, the Environmental Action Committee (EAC) is kicking off a campaign of its own—one that revolves around 1,500 little green cards. The EAC chose well to devote time and energy to Power Vote, a national non-partisan effort that promises to tangible results in the fight to protect our planet. Power Vote’s goal to elevate environmental issues in the upcoming election, to be achieved by mobilizing young voters, is naturally a positive one. And the methods...
...intended for teammate Kelly Kantarian, but Stone dove out to challenge the shot, blocking it and thwarting the threat. Almost 27 minutes into the period, Cornell had an opportunity on another corner. This time, Martinez ripped a shot from the top of the circle that Stone kicked right back to her. Martinez fired another shot that forced Stone to make a difficult glove save. The Big Red appeared to score a few minutes before halftime when Kantarian buried a cross behind Stone. However, the referees conferred and determined that the pass struck a player’s foot before...
...economy is headed for a serious recession and needs a big stimulus. We need increased unemployment insurance; if states and localities are not helped, they will have to reduce expenditures as their tax revenues plummet, and their reduced spending will lead to a contraction of the economy. But to kick-start the economy, Washington must make investments in the future. Hurricane Katrina and the collapse of the bridge in Minneapolis were grim reminders of how decrepit our infrastructure has become. Investments in infrastructure and technology will stimulate the economy in the short run and enhance growth in the long...
...gain as many as eight seats, which would mean they would need no more than a single GOP vote or so to prevail on any given issue. That would also give them the cushion to do the one thing that many of them have been itching to do most: kick Joe Lieberman out of their caucus and strip him of his committee chairmanship for supporting John McCain...
...kingdom was through joint ventures and local agents--many of whom brought no skills and little capital to the partnership. With that barrier gone, al-Dabbagh hopes investors will pour in: he expects the new cities to generate more than $100 billion in foreign investment. Saudi businesses may kick in two or three times as much...