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Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton edged out Illinois Sen. Barack Obama in the New Hampshire primary yesterday, giving the New York politician a crucial win in her quest to become the first female candidate to be nominated by either major party. In the Republican race, Sen. John McCain defeated former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney, repeating his win in the state that launched the Arizona veteran’s strong showing in the 2000 presidential primaries. Clinton’s victory, by a three point margin with 96 percent of precints reporting, came less than a week after Obama won the Iowa...
...predisposition to become tense or have a physical reaction, like nausea or hyperventilation, to stressful situations. Even after accounting for other mood problems, like depression or anger, and for a whole host of physiological and demographic indicators - including age, body mass index, education, blood pressure, cholesterol levels and smoking and drinking habits - the effect of chronic anxiety was clear. It was also a stronger risk factor for heart attack than any of the other psychological problems in the study...
...ranked Harvard women’s squash team (5-0, 3-0 Ivy) placed second in the inaugural CSA 5-person Team Championships Saturday and Sunday in Williamstown, Mass. In the five team round-robin format, the Crimson tied with Dartmouth with the best two-day record at 3-1, but placed second since Dartmouth had dealt Harvard its only loss on Saturday afternoon. The tournament provided opportunities for some of the Crimson’s lower flights to play up and gain valuable match experience heading into the second half of the season. Harvard started sophomores No. 3 Katherine...
...Back in 2004, the people swept Saakashvili into power as the Prince of the Rose Revolution - a mass upheaval that overthrew the previous regime. The people hoped against hope that Saakashvili - young, strong, incorruptible and U.S.-educated - would redress the numerous ills of this small former Soviet republic, devastated by almost two decades of civil wars, the loss of three provinces, mass poverty, and bullied by its erstwhile Imperial master Russia...
...carts has increased. Fancy cars are all but absent. And everyone is on edge - get too close and you might be a victim of the car bomb in front of you. And 2.2 million Iraqi civilians have fled their homes and are living as refugees, one of the largest mass migrations in recent human history. Now the city is more Somalia than Sacramento...