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...Lamont Library’s 24-hour service received a positive evaluation this past spring, moving the two-year pilot program one step closer to becoming permanent at the end of the next academic year, according to a librarian of the Harvard College Libraries...
...move has risks. Lieberman's support among Democrats is likely to fall even further now that he's announced he might separate from the party, which could make it even more difficult for him to win the primary. And if Lamont, a millionaire cable executive, pulls out a victory, it might give him enough momentum to start reducing that 38-point margin quickly. Some of Lieberman's high-profile supporters in Washington are already saying they won't support him if Lamont is the Democratic nominee. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, for example, have both endorsed Lieberman in the race...
...clout in a political battle in Connecticut. Joe Lieberman, the former Democratic Vice Presidential nominee who is in the midst of a difficult primary challenge, announced this week he will collect signatures to run as an independent in case he loses in the Aug. 8 primary to challenger Ned Lamont. Polls suggest Lieberman has strong support among independents and Republicans, and Lieberman is worried that he will lose a primary vote that may well be dominated by liberal activists who are angry at him for supporting President Bush on the war and other issues. Current polls show Lieberman leading Lamont...
...fact, in Las Vegas, the most energized discussion about any political race concerned a Senate seat in Connecticut already held by a Democrat. It seemed that half the people at the convention were wearing either a "Ned Lamont for Senate" button or the angrier version of the same message - a button dubbed "The Kiss," showing President Bush putting his lips on the right cheek of Senator Joe Lieberman at the State of the Union in 2005. The bloggers have focused much of their energy and money this year in supporting Lamont's campaign to defeat Lieberman in the Connecticut Democratic...
...increasingly relied on the Office of the President to fund its undergraduate life initiatives.Summers has used his office’s discretionary funds to contribute money to College concerts, House renovations, and more recently, the construction of a campus pub in Loker Commons and a café in Lamont Library.“President Summers’ interest in undergraduate life and his direct support of campus events—events that would have otherwise not been possible—has certainly helped to raise awareness that these are important issues,” writes Zachary A Corker...