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...Seth said the strike vote—decided by a 77 percent majority of those present at the meeting—was made by an “unusually high” margin...
Should Hill lose his job, his fate may have been decided by a matter of 24 points. That was the combined margin of defeat in Columbia’s four closest losses. A different result in those games probably would have been enough to stave off the vultures and give Hill a chance to try his luck again in what figures to be a wide-open race next season...
...over the Big Red since the 1999-2000 season. Cornell had been a thorn in the Crimson’s side of late, especially in the teams’ last two meetings. A year ago, Harvard needed double overtime to get past the Big Red by a 77-75 margin, while two weeks ago, the Crimson blew a 17-point halftime lead before pulling out a 77-71 victory...
Junior Renee Paradise eked out the victory, capturing first with 455.70 points and winning by a margin of 4.35. Not far behind, sophomore Anne Osmun took third with 442.40 points...
...motion, rejected by Blair, to give UN inspections more time in Iraq saw almost one third of the legislators of Blair's own Labor Party vote against his government. Although Blair, with the help of the opposition Conservatives, still won the vote by a comfortable 2-1 margin, the fact that almost one third of his own party's legislators broke party discipline on a crucial war vote was a stark reminder that the Blair is in danger of losing the leadership of his own party - particularly if the war proceeds without UN authorization...