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...This is not to say he has decided to run. The effortlessly charismatic Obama has been besieged by people urging him onward and upward ever since his terrific keynote address at the Democratic Convention in 2004, and he has always demurred. But the discussions have grown more serious in recent months as assorted Democrats, especially some high-powered money people, have surveyed the potential 2008 field and found it wanting. Obama has been listening politely to the honchos, his aides say, and telling them his position hasn't changed. But what is his position? "I'm really not trying...
...Unfortunately, that instinct didn’t magically disappear the moment we opened our acceptance letters. As relentlessly future-oriented overachievers, we can’t help but look onward to the next challenge. Law schools, medical schools, Ph.D. programs: Options like these require that we spend our four years at Harvard just about as stressed as we were in high school...
...curricular review has constituted a great partnership between students and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences,” Haddock said. “It’s time for us to push onward, and I, for one, am optimistic we will do so to the benefit of undergraduates at this College...
...This means a lot to our program.” Mutch said. “This is such a special win. It’s a special win to anyone who’s worn a BC jersey.” The Crimson, though hurt by the loss, looked onward. “I thought we were ready for BC,” Stone said. “We owned the Beanpot for seven years...
...tall tales, he was a military hero who had visited the jungles of Mexico. But, in fact, he was just the son of a shopkeeper from Laval, northwest France, and after an inglorious army career he settled down to a dull government job in Paris. From 1886 onward he submitted works to the annual Salon des Indépendants, which was open to anyone who paid a small fee. After the success of Surprised! he retired to paint full time, and got by giving drawing and music lessons. In 1907 he was persuaded by a musician friend to take part...