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...like Joker & the Thief, Witchcraft and White Unicorn ("With the white unicorn across her shoulder/ Makes you think that she might have been someone who's older") that are no less fun for being totally incomprehensible. What raises their unironic embrace of classic-rock cliché above the bar of mere cuteness is frantic musicianship and the crisp wail of singer Andrew Stockdale...
...G.O.P. because it obliterated the good news that the economy is absolutely cranking. Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke estimated that the economy grew nearly 5% in the first quarter, while unemployment has fallen to 4.7%, the lowest since 2001. But the price of gas isn't a mere macroeconomic figure. It's a pocketbook item that consumers feel every week. The economy required about 27% less energy to produce a dollar of GDP last year than it did in 1986, according to the Department of Energy. But gas prices are hurting consumers because real wage growth has declined over...
With the sun shining and the division crown a mere two wins away, the Harvard baseball team entered its final weekend against Dartmouth hoping to win the Red Rolfe title outright at O’Donnell Field...
With the sun shining and the division crown a mere two wins away, the Harvard baseball team entered its final weekend against Dartmouth hoping to win the Red Rolfe title outright at O’Donnell Field.The energetic crowd on hand, however, was treated to nearly six hours of baseball and a split.First, sophomore ace Shawn Haviland locked down the Big Green in a complete game, 10-inning masterpiece as the Crimson took the opener 2-1. Then, in the encore, a 13-8 slugfest was never in doubt as the Big Green managed to breathe meaning into tomorrow?...
...defend their homes from a sectarian attack by Shi'ite militias in government uniforms. They say night guards, akin to an armed neighborhood watch, fired back at roaming gunmen strafing them as they stood watch. However, American officers say the men they ended up fighting weren't mere homeowners. They used the fire and movement techniques of trained soldiers. "These guys who stood and fought were not just neighborhood types," says Markos, a steely artillery officer from Chattanooga, Tenn. Intelligence officer Capt. Joshua Brandon notes that "a lot of [insurgent] command and logistics comes out of here" and that, along...