Word: momentum
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While it may not have much to lose, Harvard is going into the playoffs with the momentum of a strong regular-season finish. The Crimson claimed the Ancient Eight championship in a 2-1 overtime win over Columbia, boasted a 8-1 record in its final nine games, and put together a six-game win streak through the end of October...
...that the House has passed its health care bill with a vote of 220 to 215, Democrats on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue feel an even greater sense of urgency. Momentum is crucial for Barack Obama's top domestic priority, and time is his enemy. While Reid still says passage of a final bill is possible by the end of the year, that is looking more and more doubtful. Speaking from his experience of watching the slow death of his health care bill, Clinton told the Senators they must get one to Obama's desk by the State...
...Baby steps" was how U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton put it recently in Jerusalem, the idea being to get the two sides talking at a lower level in the hope of generating some momentum. Abrams welcomes that approach, as long as it's tied to expanded efforts to improve Palestinian economic life and freedom of movement on the West Bank, and helping the emergence of the infrastructure of statehood. "I don't think a Palestinian state is going to be created at a conference table; it will be created on the ground in the West Bank, and some...
...Crimson was applying pressure midway through the first half and received two penalty corners within twenty seconds during the 22nd minute of play. Harvard failed to cash those chances in, and the Lions followed with a quick timeout and some substitutions that iced the Crimson’s gaining momentum...
Though at this moment the choreographer stands off to the side, there are hopes that his work, and all others featured in “Momentum,” will bring dance into the spotlight at Harvard...