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...speakership 227 to 204. A constitutional amendment requires a two-thirds majority (at that time 290 votes were needed) plus a two-thirds majority in the Senate and it must be ratified by two-thirds of the states - making any changes to the current system unlikely in the near future...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Term Limits: No Magic Pill for Washington's Woes | 2/23/2010 | See Source »

...example, a study published last year in Social Science Research examined 1,558 profiles that white daters living in or near big U.S. cities placed on Yahoo! Personals, which, much like Match, lists 10 racial and ethnic groups users can select as preferred dates. Among the women, 73% stated a preference. Of these, 64% selected whites only, while fewer than 10% included East Indians, Middle Easterners, Asians or blacks. (See a nerdy Valentine's Day guide on Techland.com...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Seeking My Race-Based Valentine Online | 2/22/2010 | See Source »

...came up big for Harvard at 12:57 in the third, putting his team within a goal once again with a slapshot from behind the circle. The Crimson pulled its goalkeeper with a minute left in the game and created several scoring opportunities in that last minute, including a near-miss by sophomore forward Alex Killorn with less than 30 seconds to play...

Author: By Catherine E. Coppinger, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Hockey Comes Up Short on Home Ice | 2/22/2010 | See Source »

...that level for a long time. The recently released budget outlines a $100 billion jobs program and a $30 billion program to help community banks make loans, but the administration itself projects that these will only put a small dent in unemployment, which will remain at levels over or near 8 percent through...

Author: By Ravi N. Mulani | Title: Spending Now for a Better Future | 2/22/2010 | See Source »

Raised in Brookline, Mass., Weinstein remembers being “star-struck” by talented Olympians as well as Wayne Gretzky, a former National Hockey League player, whom he saw sitting at a table near...

Author: By Tyler G. Hale, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Daniel J. Weinstein '03-'04: U.S. Olympian Speed-Skater | 2/22/2010 | See Source »

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