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...will the federal authorities have step in? I don't have a crystal ball on whether the courts will intervene. Everyone in California, including the courts, is frustrated because they want to see things happen faster than they have been. But this is not a sprint; it is a marathon. The department of corrections has been promising reform for years and hasn't been able to deliver. So, there is a real possibility that there will be a court-ordered cap on the prison population in the state. This is a pinnacle moment in California. I think we've philosophically...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q&A: How to Fix California's Prisons | 6/21/2007 | See Source »

...that he doesn’t have them—in an interview he confesses to an interest in art history and says he plans to run a marathon in the fall. He just finds it hard to recall how he spends his spare time, since he does not have much...

Author: By Kimberly E. Gittleson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard’s 8 Hottest Brainiacs | 6/6/2007 | See Source »

...sophomore goaltender Brittany Martin said. “You are so tired it is almost funny. It amps up the intensity of the team a lot when you have that sudden-death aspect.” After 127 minutes and nine seconds of ice time, Wisconsin ended the marathon quarterfinal and Harvard’s season in heartbreaking fashion when Jinelle Zaugg beat Martin with a one-timer from just inside the right faceoff circle to secure the 1-0 win. “When Jinelle’s puck went in, obviously it was relief on our part...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: GAME OF THE YEAR: 4-OT Clash Ends in Heartache | 6/5/2007 | See Source »

...although the WHRB of 1957 and its 2007 counterpart have a lot in common, some things have changed with time: the marathon bridge games that were a fixture of life inside the station in 1957 have turned into intense rounds of Risk, and the studio has moved to Pennypacker from its original home in Dudley Hall...

Author: By Asli A. Bashir, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: WHRB Finds a Home in the Air | 6/1/2007 | See Source »

...Cannes Film Festival is like an Academy Award year, or a marathon political campaign, compressed into 12 days. In the first 11 days the jury (as well as the critics) sees the movies in competition for the Palme d'Or; and on the 12th evening, it announces the winners. Tomorrow is Cannes' election night, or Oscar Night; the 40 min. ceremony, with no production numbers or concession speeches, will be held in the Palais, and broadcast across Europe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Handicapping the Palme d'Or | 5/26/2007 | See Source »

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