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...Harvard Law School, spending most of three years in poorly lit libraries, poring through cases and statutes,” Obama wrote in his memoir, “Dreams from My Father.” “The study of law can be disappointing at times, a matter of applying narrow rules and arcane procedure to an uncooperative reality; a sort of glorified accounting that serves to regulate the affairs of those who have power—and that all too often seeks to explain, to those who do not, the ultimate wisdom and justness of the condition...
...Championship. She also attended the Calgary National U-19 camps, earning the bronze medal while at the Junior Women’s Hockey League (JWHL) Challenge Cup.“She really wanted to come to Harvard,” Stone says. “It was a matter of us being able to make that happen, and she was always committed to coming here. She’s had some good opportunities, and I think it’s going to be a transition for her.”Baum-gartner also attended the BC Winter Games, played...
...game—two in first half, one in the second. “We’ve had some unlucky breaks,” Stone said of the struggling offense. “We’ve had some close calls. It’s been a matter of inches, and it hasn’t worked out for us lately.” Harvard’s first promising opportunity came midway through the first half. In the 28th minute, Harvard was fouled in the circle and gained a penalty corner. Junior midfielder Kristin Bannon took the corner...
...truth of the matter is that, this fellow is incredibly talented and he’s like a magnet,” Miner said. “When he landed in Chicago, there were lots of people that wanted to meet...
...possible, in this rotisserie of naked self-promotion, to discern some larger themes. For the first time since Franklin Roosevelt, the next President will face the prospect of neither peace nor prosperity - and there seems a consensus that, as much as Obama (or John McCain, for that matter) wants to play in the world, the financial crisis will demand most of his time and political capital. From that assumption flows another. For the sake of continuity and the absence of drama, it might not be a bad idea for Obama - if elected - to stick with the current national-security players...