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...hope for expanding gay marriage despite the setbacks on Election Day. New York governor David Paterson has been an outspoken defender of gay marriage, and some hope to press the legislature there to pass laws allowing it - though conservative Democrats could well block such an effort. And while momentum may ultimately be on the side of advancing gay rights, Mohler says the fight is moving from courthouses to living rooms. "Both sides recognize this is now a battle for the hearts and minds of our neighbors," he says...
...country remains hesitant to elect Latinos, Arab-Americans, or others, we will never be able to declare that we have broken that last racial barrier—indeed, the election of an African-American to the White House can really only represent the first. We must build on its momentum, not lend it a language of finality...
...game.”Pizzotti came out of the gate hot, finishing a 93-yard march down the field with a 14-yard strike to Richards in the end zone. Kicker Patrick Long missed the extra point wide left.Both teams proved unable to build any further momentum, and the ensuing exchange of punts resulted in Columbia taking advantage of a start at the Crimson 39-yard line. Runs by quarterback M.A. Olawale and tailback Ray Rangel set up a 23-yard reception by Zack Kourouma for a touchdown.An extra point later, the home team was down 7-6. Harvard responded...
...exciting three periods at the Bright Hockey Center. The game was marked by back-and-forth play and missed opportunities on both ends of the ice.Coming off wins against Quinnipiac and Princeton, Harvard (3-0-1, 3-0-1) came into the game on a wave of momentum. Despite an aggressive offensive attack, the Crimson had trouble finding the back of the net on multiple attempts. Harvard appeared to have the win in the bag, but came up short after an RPI effort to tie the game in the last 18 seconds.“We are struggling to find...
...Jonas Berg and Bram ten Berge—seeded fourth in the main doubles draw—Harvard’s representatives fell in the next day’s quarterfinals, 8-2. Clayton and Chijoff-Evans stayed in the match up to 2-2, but the momentum shifted after they failed to hold serve. “We just made one or two silly errors…we had a little confusion at one point…and we got broken,” Chijoff-Evans said. “They just took over the match...