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Coming out of a timeout, sophomore guard Oliver McNally drove down the right side of the lane and slid a one-handed pass to Casey, who attacked the hoop and drew a foul. Casey’s two free throws put his team back up by four with just under a minute to go in overtime...

Author: By Dennis J. Zheng, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Survives OT Thriller, Stays in Title Hunt | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

...after a Yale turnover, Curry whipped a no-look pass to Webster, who converted a three-point play and brought his team within one. Neither team would lead by more than three the rest...

Author: By Dennis J. Zheng, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Survives OT Thriller, Stays in Title Hunt | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

Ever since Scott Brown's victory in the Massachusetts Senate race deprived Senate Democrats of their filibuster-proof majority, the White House has made no secret of its fervent desire that majority leader Harry Reid pass some kind of bipartisan legislation. So it was with a bit of fanfare that the White House welcomed Thursday a bipartisan Senate deal on $85 billion jobs legislation forged after weeks of negotiations between Senators Max Baucus, a Montana Democrat, and Chuck Grassley, an Iowa Republican. And it was to more than a bit of confusion that Reid hours later threw out the deal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Harry Reid Yanked the Jobs Bill | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

...This is definitely a problem for Reid in Nevada," says Eric Herzik, chair of the political-science department at the University of Nevada, Reno. "Reid was hurt when the health-insurance bill did not pass. He made several ugly deals to get it done which, polls show, were overwhelmingly disliked by Nevada voters. He made the deals and then ultimately didn't get the prize, something of a two-for-one loss. Now he has a jobs bill that rejects Republican input at a time when voters in the middle are fed up with the partisan gridlock in D.C." Though...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Harry Reid Yanked the Jobs Bill | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

...Democrats still control the Senate by a historic margin, even if they're down a vote. But in an election year, their severely endangered leader risks going from a herder of cats to a cat in the herd - pushed and buffeted by too many competing forces. And nothing can pass the Senate - not a scaled-down $15 billion jobs bill or an $800-plus billion health care overhaul - by herd mentality...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Harry Reid Yanked the Jobs Bill | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

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