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Still tied in polls as the final hours elapsed before Election Day, gubernatorial hopefuls W. Mitt Romney and Shannon P. O’Brien raced through the state yesterday, towing their parties’ top stars in last-ditch efforts to gain the edge before the final reckoning in voting booths...
...wasted a lot of political capital by taking on secondary issues," says Steve Vogel, a professor of political science at the University of California, Berkeley. That's why Koizumi's appointment of Takenaka last month to head the financial services agency surprised many, who took it as a demonstration of renewed seriousness about breaking the reform gridlock. Others saw it as a last-ditch effort?the political equivalent of the Hail Mary pass?to salvage any semblance of a lasting legacy...
DIED. ORVAN W. HESS, 96, pioneering obstetrician and gynecologist; in New Haven, Conn. In 1942 Orvan injected a human patient with penicillin in a last-ditch effort to save her and became the first doctor in clinical practice to use the antibiotic successfully. Fifteen years later, he developed the first fetal-heart monitor. Today versions are used in delivery rooms worldwide...
...livid Murphy exploded on the sidelines, since the call gave Brown another shot at continuing its last-ditch drive. In fact, the Crimson had to burn a timeout because the offense had come on the field to kneel out the clock as the Brown offense was about to run a play...
...last week, the committee members tentatively embraced a few extra restrictions—most importantly, zoning the site “residential” instead of “institutional”—in a last-ditch attempt to turn Harvard away from its parcel by the Charles...