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...movement (in which reformists posted calls for political change on a wall in the city center). It is followed by more shocking news: just before her execution, Shan's kidneys had been harvested for an influential Communist Party official who needed them. A fledgling protest haltingly tries to gather momentum in Muddy River - but when the democratic movement in Beijing is suppressed, Muddy River's hopes of change are also routed brutally...
...bundle of runs in both games...but] we honed in there and hit them late.”HARVARD 7, CORNELL 5After the Crimson came all the way back from a 4-0 hole with five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, the Big Red reclaimed the momentum in the seventh when third baseman Nathan Ford smashed a game-tying home run the opposite way to right field off of Harvard freshman reliever Jonah Klees.But if Cornell had any ideas of taking the contest into extra innings, Stack-Babich had other plans.The right fielder stepped into the batter?...
...doesn't even include the cost of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Now he's going public with the 2010 budget proposal he drafted in secret before formally sending it to the White House and the Office of Management and Budget. It's a ploy designed to build momentum for Gates' plan before it can be sabotaged by defense contractors and lawmakers (often from districts that benefit from building particular big-ticket items), with behind-the-scenes help from the military...
...road. The Crimson opened the match with a swagger, winning all three doubles matches with ease. At No. 1, Rosekrans and Cao dominated 8-0. At No. 2, Jania and Peterzan defeated Columbia 8-2, and at No. 3, Sibilski and Laciny won 8-3.In singles, the Crimson continued its momentum. In the No. 1 slot, Peterzan shut out her opponent in the first set on the way to a 6-0, 7-5 win. Rosekrans, at No. 2, and Cao, at No. 4, easily did away with their opponents in straight sets. At the bottom of the lineup, Jania...
...return to winning ways. It got off to the perfect start with an equalizing win at No. 5—freshman Davis Manghan, replacing the injured Ermakov, won 6-2, 6-2 against Gauthier in his Ivy League debut. A pair of gritty victories further increased the Crimson momentum; No. 3 Felton fought back to defeat Jonathan Fife (4-6, 6-1, 6-4), while the in-form No. 2 Chijoff-Evans overcame Goldstein...