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...there is some consolation for Harvard, it’s that although last night was the end, it was by no means the entirety of the story of this season. What the Crimson accomplished this year can be dampened, but not diminished, by one loss, no matter how heartbreaking and anticlimactic...
...matter is being turned over to the department's inspector general for further investigation, though it is far from clear what power he has over employees who have already been fired. As of Thursday night, the department had not discussed the matter with Obama himself, but had notified members of his staff of the incidents, and were planning a fuller briefing on Friday. The incidents occurred on Jan. 9, Feb. 21 and March 14; the employees involved in the first two were fired, while the one involved in the most recent one has been disciplined, and an inquiry is continuing...
...This is an outrageous breach of security and privacy, even from an Administration that has shown little regard for either over the last eight years. Our government's duty is to protect the private information of the American people, not use it for political purposes. This is a serious matter that merits a complete investigation, and we demand to know who looked at Senator Obama's passport file, for what purpose, and why it took so long for them to reveal this security breach," said Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton...
...stump for the Frenchman's re-election rather than acting on his own political ambitions. Indeed, McCain was so laudatory of Sarkozy's actions and role in improving the ties between the two nations that he predicted "our relationship with France will continue improving now no matter who becomes President of the United States." McCain's huddle with around 40 journalists in the courtyard of the Elysée Palace only avoided becoming a full-out love fest due to one reason: Sarkozy wasn't there...
...pitcher. The individual accolades—Ivy Pitcher of the Year, first-team All-Ivy, ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District first team, All-Northeast Region second team, and most recently one of 30 candidates for the Lowe’s senior CLASS Award—are not what matter most to Madick. Working with her teammates, developing as a unit, winning—those are things that count to Madick.“I don’t feel any pressure to win, I just want to win,” Madick says.If Harvard is going to defend...