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...student, and the next she was on a bus back to Mexico. Thanks to an aggressive fundraising campaign, Watterson has managed to raise enough money to pay for these subsidies for her affected students for the next year or so, but presumably, this money will run out in the near future...
...most electable Democrat going forward," as Clinton senior strategist Mark Penn told reporters on a conference call over the weekend. "She will play strongly in November with key voting groups: Latinos, women, security moms that in 2004 made the difference." Likewise the up-for-grabs freshmen get near weekly calls from the Obama campaign, offers to meet with the candidates and their spouses and invitations to travel and see the candidates in action and experience the campaign trail...
...mystification in the eyes of locals," said Dick Roach, as the parade trooped near Beijing's forbidden city. Parades in China's capital are a regular occurrence, of course, often massive affairs led by schoolchildren, soldiers, and other friends of the state. But the wide-eyed stares to which the Republic of Ireland's EU minister was referring were prompted by the city's first-ever Saint Patrick's Day parade. "People in Ireland are curious about people in China," said Roach, who helped lead the procession."And people in China are curious about people in Ireland...
...Organized by the Irish embassy in conjunction with the local Dongcheng District government, the parade was small but significant. Doubling back twice in fifteen minutes over a two-block stretch near the Forbidden City, participation was limited to 200 people due to security concerns surrounding the nearby session of the National People's Congress. Roach walked at its head, alongside Ireland's ambassador to China, Declan Kelleher; a traditional bagpiper; and County-cork born Beijing local Shane O'Neill, whose leprechaun costume purchased at a Dublin shop came complete with a false belly. The trailing marchers included members...
...After a near-perfect season in which the Harvard women’s hockey team tore through the best competition that its conference had to offer, the Crimson now takes its game to the national stage.No.1 Harvard faces off against the No. 8 Dartmouth Big Green tomorrow afternoon at the Bright Hockey Center in the first round of the NCAA championship. The Crimson met few obstacles in its path to the NCAA tournament, finishing the season 31-1-0 overall and 20-0-0 in ECAC play. Averaging over 3.56 goals per game and only .91 against, Harvard left...