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...that Chávez's package of constitutional changes, including the elimination of presidential-term limits, would narrowly lose. Inside the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Chávez--who had yet to lose an election since winning the presidency in 1998--was initially furious. But soon enough, he accepted the loss. And his calm concession did Venezuela--in fact, a whole continent whose leaders have had a habit of defying the will of the public--a service...
BOSTON—The second half was very different from the first in Harvard’s 79-72 loss to Boston University last night—for both teams...
BOSTON—Long distance shots launched by Boston University (2-6) guards sunk the Harvard (4-5) men’s basketball team in a 79-72 loss at Case Gym after a lackluster first half for the Crimson was redeemed by stellar play from Harvard juniors.Harvard watched the Terriers go 8-of-14 from three-point range, draining their first four attempts. By the end of play, BU’s sophomore guard and leading scorer Carlos Strong was 5-of-8 from long distance and had 22 points. Fellow sophomore guard Corey Lowe took top honors...
...urgency from the current effort to compel Iran to cooperate fully with the international community, but the easing of tensions over the program and the diminishing likelihood of a U.S. military strike on Iran - an option that Europeans have strongly opposed from the beginning - more than compensated for the loss. Some argued that the easing tensions could also boost the chances of consensus in the future. Russia, for example, which chafed at U.S. calls for tougher action against Iran allegedly out of concern that it could trigger another war, may now be more inclined to see "eye to eye" with...
...calm concession did Venezuela, as well as democracy-challenged Latin America, a valuable service. And, whether he believes it or not, Venezuela did Chávez a favor as well by rebuffing the constitutional amendments that sought to expand and extend his already ample political power. The referendum loss should prod him to focus on the Venezuelan problems that need to be fixed before he leaves office in 2013, instead of the globe-trotting socialist and anti-U.S. crusades he hoped to pursue as President "until 2050," as he remarked last month. If so, he stands a better chance...