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...first this seemed perfectly manageable. I had a few meals' worth of food in my cupboards, and even though I was supposed to meet a grad-school chum for drinks one night, I knew I could keep it to one glass of wine. My big plans for the weekend were doing my taxes - fun and (let's hope) free. (See 10 valuable tips for tax season...
...bring our program to an area where lacrosse is growing,” Tillman said. “We definitely take it as our responsibility to also promote the game and do things the right way. I was really pleased with how our [team] stayed after the game to meet with the kids. It was a really cool thing...
Finding the funds to meet applicants' unprecedented financial need this year is a tall order for all but a handful of mega-wealthy schools, and as colleges decide how much they can afford to give, many worry they won't have enough to attract a full freshman class. Because private undergraduate colleges draw an average of 60% of their operating costs from tuition revenue, a student shortfall could cause a painful budget crunch, forcing schools to cut programs, slash faculty salaries and potentially raise tuition for students already enrolled. With admissions letters in the mail, many colleges are as nervous...
...unusual for the two parties to work together in the Senate. Baucus' closest friend in the chamber is the Finance Committee's ranking Republican, Chuck Grassley of Iowa, an equally rough-hewn legislator, with whom he has traded the chairmanship three times since 2001. The two meet at least once a week and boast a rare degree of cooperation. "As far as working together and trying to find solutions," says Grassley, their aides function as "basically one staff...
...Power is a combination of factors - military, diplomatic, economic, moral - that give a country the ability to make its way in the world. Gelb believes that most recent Presidents have used power foolishly, squandering it - which is something Barack Obama should bear in mind as he goes forth to meet with the world's leaders in Europe the first week in April. The new President has shown a predilection for diplomacy, a subtle strategic sense of the world. But sometimes you have to throw your weight around - quietly, but firmly - and Gelb has raised an essential question: Will Obama know...