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Before the lawsuit was tried, however, it proved enough of a financial drain and a deterrent to potential investors that the company was forced to lay off more than 80 percent of its employees in September...
...Harvard locker room must have been wired at half. The team jumped out to an immediate 13-point lead on two lay-ups and two free throws from Peltjo. Senior point guard Lisa Kowal dished both of Peltjo's baskets...
...Harvard's lead was down to just 40-38, and the Wildcats looked dangerously close to taking over the game. A free throw by junior forward Katie Gates, a Peltjo three-pointer and a lay-up from sophomore forward Kate Ides gave the Crimson a 46-40 lead and all the points it would ultimately need on the night. By that point, Harvard was in the bonus and a slow game was just what it needed to keep the ball out of the Wildcats' hands...
Sophomore point guard Elliott Prasse-Freeman put the Crimson up for good with a free throw that made it 39-38 with 16:12 remaining to play in the game. Prasse-Freeman, who finished with 12 points and six assists, then followed his free throw with a lay-up and a three-pointer to begin Harvard's avalanche of unanswered points in the second half...
Both parties were already trying to imagine down what road lay victory. At this point, what's it worth anyway? "Hollow," says a senior Democrat. The presidency is hard enough without winning it accidentally. With a government so divided, there can be no faking comity; either all sides truly work together, or they sit in their tall cherrywood seats gathering dust until a new army takes their place...