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...before falling 6-0, 6-2 to Northwestern’s Audra Cohen to narrowly miss qualifying for the main draw. While Bergman also lost her third match (6-2, 2-6, 6-4) after winning two demanding three-setters, she advanced to the main draw as a Lucky Loser. Ironically, she was matched up against Zerene Reyes—the same player who had just edged her in the previous match. After dashing off to quick 5-2 lead in the first set, Bergman dropped the next five games to lose the set. While she rebounded in the second...

Author: By Karan Lodha, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Captains Edged by Nation's Top Team | 10/13/2004 | See Source »

...Loser of four of its last six games, all of them against ranked opponents, Harvard (7-4, 3-0 Ivy) came out with a vengeance against the Big Red (2-7, 1-3) on Saturday at Jordan Field, looking to regain its confidence as well as remain perfect in Ivy League play...

Author: By Caleb W. Peiffer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Field Hockey Blanks Outmatched Big Red | 10/12/2004 | See Source »

...mean a reprieve of sorts for the embattled Schröder. Nationally, support for the CDU has slipped from 50% to 42%, while the SPD is up from 23% to 27%, according to the polling firm Emnid. But if parties like the NPD continue to surge, everyone's a loser...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Driven to Extremes | 9/26/2004 | See Source »

...trickling in from the Republican stronghold of Saudi Arabia; hold on a second, though, Germany has started voting and it's looking good for Kerry; wait, Icelandic environmentalists are going with Nader. Sure, there's a chance the crucial European vote could swing the election, but at least the loser would have the satisfaction of blaming the French for real. Perhaps the best way to sell the plan to skeptical Americans is as a new weapon in the war on terror. A lot of folks around the world still can't vote for their own leaders. Give them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Modest Proposal: Global Suffrage | 9/19/2004 | See Source »

That may well be true. But by the practical standards of the criminal-justice system, in which prosecutors have to measure out their resources and pursue cases they have at least some expectation of winning, this one seemed a loser from the moment Hoy collared Bryant without Hurlbert's knowledge. Although Hurlbert filed charges two weeks later, experts say he needlessly rushed the investigation. In a preliminary hearing, Judge Frederick Gannett forewarned Hurlbert about the merits: he allowed the case to go forward but noted that the evidence barely met the legal standard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kobe Rebounds | 9/13/2004 | See Source »

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