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...graduation at Regents University, a small school run by Christian evangelist Pat Roberson. Kansas Senator Sam Brownback, who has appeared over the last several months at small events in front of conservative pro-family groups in Iowa and New Hampshire, delivered the graduation address at Christendom College in Northwestern Virginia, a school popular with conservative Catholics. Brownback introduced a constitutional amendment in April to ban gay marriage and then headed to New Hampshire right after that trip, annoying some Washington social conservatives who felt he was in rush to be the first member to sponsor such legislation in this Congress...
...Since his international debut 12 years ago, McGrath has seldom fit the stereotype of the obsessive sportsman, let alone the boneheaded fast bowler. Raised on a sheep and wheat farm, a straight-A student through school in Narromine, in northwestern New South Wales, McGrath was set to become a carpenter until his talent for propelling a 5.5-ounce lump of cork, string and leather carried him to Sydney and beyond. As a cricketing tourist, he's shown an uncommon appreciation for the peculiar attractions of foreign lands; to his wife, Jane, he's the rock that's stood...
...years ago, Clifton Dawson was an afterthought, a disenchanted transfer from Northwestern who’d assumed the number-two slot at tailback but was unlikely to evolve into a major contributor on account of Harvard’s depth at his position and, more generally, on the offensive side of the ball. Then-sophomore Ryan Tyler had already staked himself to the starter’s role and even his touches would be limited by the Ryan Fitzpatrick-Brian Edwards battery that the Crimson could hardly wait to unleash on its Ancient Eight opponents...
...over Brown preceded a trip to Ann Arbor, Mich., where Harvard topped Northwestern but stumbled against then-No. 8 Michigan...
Harvard started its season 6-1—the sole loss coming to Stanford—a feat that earned the team a No. 18 national ranking. The team then fell to No. 16 Clemson and No. 4 Northwestern in close 4-3 decisions. After taking an impressive 5-2 win over No. 9 North Carolina to bump its ranking to No. 7, Harvard dropped decisions against No. 30 Alabama and No. 49 South Alabama...