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...wildcatter" Ray Cullen's efforts to convince a man named Judge R. E. Brooks to invest in drilling for crude in 1920: "That the judge couldn't find oil in a barrel didn't matter to Cullen; all that mattered was that Brooks and a dozen other leading Houston citizens had committed money to this drill site. Cullen politely suggested Judge Brooks pick the spot to break ground, and he did. When Cullen realized they had nothing to mark it, he walked to a mound of what Texans tastefully call "cow chips," pick up a few dry chunk, and piled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Big Rich | 2/2/2009 | See Source »

...Obama presidency, will lead to enough discussion of Israel and Palestine in the Harvard community so that more of us feel able to take positions. With that in mind, I will use my space to present a factual picture one would think controversial, but which surprisingly is a matter of consensus of “informed observers...

Author: By Duncan Kennedy | Title: A Context for Gaza | 2/2/2009 | See Source »

...fourth double-double of the season.Her partner in the paint, senior Katie Rollins, just missed out on a double-double herself, contributing 12 points and nine rebounds to the cause.“We have a really strong low post game, so it’s just a matter of gaining confidence,” Rollins said. “We haven’t really had the impact we wanted to have in the last couple games. We wanted to really make their defense play us [Saturday].”The two forwards made their presence known from...

Author: By Jay M. Cohen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Overcoming Princeton, Crimson Rounds Out Sweep of Killer P’s | 2/2/2009 | See Source »

...Against Tennessee, we proved that we have the shot making abilities,” Chijoff-Evans said. “It’s just a matter about being able to physically sustain that type of play for hours...

Author: By Jonathan B. Steinman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Starts Regular Season with Weekend Split | 2/1/2009 | See Source »

...stand back and you realize it isn't just a matter of bad timing," one Vatican insider said, referring to the coincidental Williamson interview. "You scratch the surface and you quickly see [the Lefebvrites'] attitudes are not quite right. You're making a most important gesture, and at what end? They're just not ready...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Healing One Schism, Pope Benedict Creates More | 1/31/2009 | See Source »

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