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...Some take another tack and argue that the length of the campaign season forces out lesser-known candidates without a large war chest to keep them going over so many months. However, this effect is dwarfed by the advantage they receive by getting more time to build momentum from a tiny base of energized supporters—witness the meteoric rise of the obscure Republican Ron Paul, who recently set a record for the highest fundraising total in one day, and the speedy ascent of Mike Huckabee, the new champion of evangelical Christians. Newspapers groan at the cost of covering...
...even ask the question. “And I think that seeing everyone storm the court, beating a Big Ten team—for us, it’s certainly something that we’re going to really enjoy.”If the Crimson can ride the momentum from this victory for another few months, the Ivy League race could get a lot more interesting. —Staff writer Kevin C. Reyes can be reached at kreyes@fas.harvard.edu...
Trailing 45-42 with 7:53 to play and Michigan having sezied the momentum, McGeary nailed a three to tie it up— the Crimson never trailed again...
...army brutally cracked down on an estimated 100,000 protestors in Rangoon. Foreign diplomats estimate that several hundred, including many monks, were shot or bludgeoned to death by the army. The protests had started a month earlier due to the steep hike in fuel prices, and gathered massive momentum when the junta refused to apologize for firing over the heads of protesting monks in Pakokku on Sept...
After winning the Dead River Company Classic in Maine last weekend, the Harvard women’s basketball team (4-3) hoped to take that momentum into this weekend’s Fifth Third MU Classic in Huntington, W. Va. The two straight weekends spent on the road took its toll on the Crimson as it dropped its opener against Pittsburgh (5-2), 70-54. But Harvard was able to bounce back by securing a 69-66 win over Jackson State (3-5) in the consolation game of the tournament. HARVARD 69, JACKSON STATE 66 After a disappointing effort Friday...