Word: momentum
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Clearly a student of the history of momentum in politics, Geithner decided to strike while the iron was hot. He and hapless Fed chairman Ben Bernanke went before Congress. Geithner, who was supposed to be unemployed last week, aimed high. He asked that Treasury to be given the power to essentially liquidate large non-bank financial institutions. The department would have the ability to seize a company like AIG, sell its assets, and manage its business to do as little harm to the global financial system as possible. All of this would be accomplished using taxpayer money, but there...
...initial opportunities. The Crimson still trailed the Seawolves 6-3 at the half. “It took us a little while to adapt to the officiating, and we got into a little foul trouble early,” Farrar said of the first half. In the second half, momentum shifted in Harvard’s favor. The Crimson defense put up a wall against the charging Sonoma State offense, allowing only one goal by the Seawolves the remainder of the game. Co-captain Nicola Perlman, who is also a former Crimson magazine chair, saved 11 shots, including two fired...
...Harvard women’s lacrosse team appeared to have made strides after its thrilling 14-12 win last Wednesday at Connecticut, but the Crimson (3-4) could not carry its momentum over to No. 12 Boston University’s Nickerson Field yesterday, falling to the Terriers (5-3), 17-12. BU’s McKinley Curro found the back of the net three times within the first five minutes of the game, and the Terriers never looked back...
...this one is pretty much out of reach. But Harvard has the momentum and could at least make it respectable...
...Even though this didn’t affect the black community or the Latino community, they recognized that this was all of our struggle.” Flores also said that she realized the need for further action in order to maintain their “momentum.” The groups involved in the rally are in the process of discussing a number of future events, such as tolerance workshops and performances that deal with discrimination, according to Lee. “This was not a one-time event,” Lee said...