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...Spanish voters will most likely reelect Rodríguez Zapatero by a very small margin on Sunday. By contrast to American Democrats, they will go with a proven leader who happens to enjoy statistical data. (To be fair, he is also a more charismatic speaker than his opponent.) Yet regardless of the administration’s good management, the shrinking gap in Spanish polls would probably have given the conservatives power if the election were to held just a few months from now, let alone a year. Then, the economic outlook might have been much worse and immigration might have...

Author: By Pierpaolo Barbieri | Title: Time Is (Still) On Your Side | 3/5/2008 | See Source »

...first half lacked the back-and-forth drama that came later on, as the Crimson struggled to find offensive rhythm out of the gate. Cornell looked a step too quick for Harvard, and pushed a frenzied pace en route to an eight-point lead—the largest margin either team would enjoy all night. Big-game jitters seemed to affect the Crimson, which failed to convert easy opportunities around the basket early on. “We were just trying to settle it down—it was a matter of nerves,” Knox said...

Author: By Emily W. Cunningham, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ivy Title Within Crimson’s Reach After Sweep | 3/3/2008 | See Source »

...Championships held at the University of Pittsburgh. But thanks to the efforts of several Crimson underclassmen, Harvard (9-0, 8-0 EISL, 7-0 Ivy) continued its unblemished season and successfully defended its ECAC crown from a year ago, clearing the 26-team field by an astounding 60-point margin and finishing the three-day affair with a grand total of 524 points. The Ivy League and EISL regular season champs finished day one of the weekend meet in second place, behind a solid Rider University squad, but quickly overcame this 11-point deficit to amass a 37-point advantage...

Author: By Thomas D. Hutchison, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Uses Depth to Claim ECAC Title | 3/3/2008 | See Source »

...outrebounded Harvard, 45-25, and scored 28 points in the paint to Harvard’s 16.Maduka’s absence found its way into the box score on Saturday night. Harvard bested Cornell on the glass 42-40 and owned a decisive 28-12 margin in the paint. Rollins and Budischak had free reign in the lane, and the Crimson corralled many of the long rebounds that the athletic Maduka would have scooped up and put back in for a quick two.A TALE OF TWO CITIESIn Ithaca, Cornell started on fire and buried Harvard with a flurry...

Author: By Aidan E. Tait, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Seniors Highlight Crucial Ivy Win | 3/3/2008 | See Source »

...Edwards to get out of the race, that changed the dynamic when he got out," said Jimmy Hoffa Jr., head of the Teamsters. His union did a third poll of their members after Edwards left the race. The first two had Edwards, Clinton and Obama all within the margin of error of one another. The last poll had Obama leading Clinton by double digits. Andy Stern, SEIU president, said his union saw similar results in its internal polls of members. "The polls showed what we were feeling, that there was a surge going on amongst our members like there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behind Obama's Union Comeback | 3/3/2008 | See Source »

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