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David's plague may have deterred census takers for many years, but when the Founding Fathers invented American democracy, they realized that if you are going to have government by the people, you need to know who and where they are. The founders stuck a Census requirement in the Constitution so that every 10 years, the young, stretchy country would recalculate which states got how many lawmakers. They worried that a state might try to inflate its population to increase its representation, so they cleverly arranged that the first Census would also be used to spread around the costs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The U.S. Census: Why Our Numbers Matter | 4/5/2010 | See Source »

...medical condition would force them into bankruptcy. There were too many fathers who worried about what would happen to their coverage when they lost their job in a failing economy. And there were too many students who were concerned about their future—who did not know if they would be able to afford health insurance once they graduated. The health-care bill was a victory for all of the above...

Author: By Jason Q. Berkenfeld, Lindsay M. Garber, and Lange P. Luntao | Title: Hope and Change, Delivered | 4/5/2010 | See Source »

Spend a little extra this week and treat yourself to something nice, whether you're celebrating the fact that someone you know got in or you're reminiscing about that fateful night of your own. Jessica at Grafton Street Bar called the drink the “French 75," but we prefer to call it “The Admitted." After letting this sweet concoction kiss your palette, you’ll be deprived of both money and stress...

Author: By Derrick Asiedu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Crimson Cocktail: The Admitted | 4/5/2010 | See Source »

Have a good night. From all of us at The Crimson, congratulations to you or someone you know getting into Harvard...

Author: By Derrick Asiedu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Crimson Cocktail: The Admitted | 4/5/2010 | See Source »

...disappointing as it is [to] play poorly, it’s definitely a good thing to know that we’re right there,” Grillo said. “Luckily we get to play not only against Yale, but against most of the Ivy League teams for our final two tournaments...

Author: By Catherine E. Coppinger, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Men’s Golf Slips Up In First Tourney | 4/5/2010 | See Source »

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