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...finally one for Harvard: Condoleezza Rice decides to take up a teaching position in our Government department. She decides to spice up her first lecture by offering an impassioned defense of the Iraq War and asking her students to argue against it. In true Harvard fashion, Dr. Rice is met with one full hour of awkward silence...
Alternative means of trade often surface during tough economic times. "When money gets dried up and there are still needs to be met in society, people come up with creative ways to meet those needs," says Peter North, a senior lecturer in geography at the University of Liverpool and the author of two books on the subject. He refers to the "scrips" issued in the U.S. and Europe during the Great Depression that kept money flowing and the massive barter exchanges involving millions of people that emerged amid runaway inflation in Argentina in 2000. "People were kept from starving [this...
...already begun to make a name for himself in his brief collegiate career, claiming first place in his first collegiate 500-meter dash by over a full second with a time of 1:05.18. The win earned him an IC4A-qualification. Sophomore John Fahnenstiel and freshman Chuma Ogunwole met the preliminary qualifier mark in the men’s 60-meter dash, but failed to finish in the top 10 in the finals race, logging times of 7.24 and 7.33, respectively. The Crimson’s 4x400 meter relay teams continued to put up impressive performances. The women?...
...elderly, the movement-limited disabled, the instruction-confused immigrants, the first-time-voting minorities. But despite this tension, the two law teams have been pleasant toward each other. Franken lead attorney Marc Elias, who was head counsel for the John Kerry campaign, says, "It's been cordial. I've met Coleman's lawyer, Mr. Knaak, three times. He seems like a nice fellow." In fact, each side independently has taken back hundreds of ballot challenges it made during the review process that were frivolous...
...Davis also made a revelation of sorts. "Look, the last thing I thought I was going to be doing in September was lobbying Congress," he said. Davis, who normally makes a living as a registered lobbyist, had met with members of Congress to talk about the bailout. But at the time, the McCain campaign maintained that the meetings were informational and did not constitute lobbying...