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...does not have an overwhelming mandate from voters. The election turnout was low, and his 48.9% of the vote was just a 2.3 percentage point margin of victory over conservative opponent Lee Hoi Chang. Lee, 67, nearly squeaked into office by talking tough on North Korea. He argued that the North's recent confession of pursuing nuclear weapons in violation of international accords clearly showed that outgoing President Kim Dae Jung's "Sunshine" engagement policy had failed. But South Korea's younger voters, who grew up during the years when the country was run by military dictators propped...
...task, hitting four straight free throws to open Harvard’s scoring in the final five minutes. Moments later, he fed captain Brady Merchant for a baseline three-pointer at the 3:30 mark that trimmed BC’s lead to a one-possession margin for the first time since the first half...
Botterill’s unassisted goal at 12:48 in the same period opened the margin to 5-0. Less than three minutes later, she raced down the ice on a two-on-none with Olympic counterpart Chu and fed her for a tantalizing goal past Huggon, who was left high and dry by her defense...
...dominance was even more apparent in the final shot margin. The Crimson peppered UNH goalie Jen Huggon with 50 shots in the defeat, while junior Harvard goaltender Jessica Ruddock struggled to keep focus with only three shots on her the entire game...
Jessica R. Stannard-Friel ’04, Chopra’s running-mate, won her bid for the council vice-presidency, also by a comfortable margin...