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...Both teams were in the race from the start, and neither was able to gain an advantage in the first 1000 meters. “Around the 1000-meter mark, we started moving away from them and then finished off the race trying to get as big a lead as we could,” Khandelwal said. The victory displayed the depth of the Black and White’s team and gave the varsity eight a confidence boost before the second race of the day. “The 2-V has been really strong, especially this week...
...open. “It was definitely the most exciting tournament weekend we’ve had this year,” freshman Mark Pollak said. “Mainly because everyone really started coming together and playing well.” Having relied primarily on Pollak to lead the charge this season, Harvard got a big boost from its veterans, as senior John Christensen and junior Danny Mayer finished one-two. “We’ve all been working really hard on our game,” Mayer said. “I guess practice paid...
...terms. It did not speak with the historic sweep of the California court, perhaps because the justices there know Iowa's court is less often seen as a harbinger of legal trends than California's. And in one important aspect the decision stopped short of following California's lead. In California, Chief Justice Ronald George declared that from now on, any laws that discriminate against gays in California are presumptively unconstitutional and will be subject to "strict-scrutiny" analysis by the courts - a burden that is reserved in every other state for cases involving discrimination against religion or immutable characteristics...
...managed to avoid missteps during the highly public summit. He said that the G-20 sent "a robust message" by addressing issues such as the importance of fiscal policy and increased regulation of the markets - arguments he was making prior to the London conference. Japan also took the lead in an international effort to shore up the International Monetary Fund with an earlier pledge to provide the organization with up to $100 billion. The G-20 upped the contribution to $500 billion to help emerging countries that are in dire economic straits. "The IMF's fiscal foundation has been strengthened...
...summit, Japan backed calls by the U.S. for greater fiscal spending to combat the recession - moves opposed by leaders of several European countries including France and Germany, who fear that unchecked government spending will lead to rampant inflation. But Aso dismissed German Chancellor Merkel's caution about fiscal stimulus before heading to London. "The fact that he picked a fight with Merkel plays very well - like he's one of the big boys," says Gerald Curtis, a professor at Columbia University who has written extensively about Japanese politics. "He looks like a leader. Even though people are nervous about increasing...