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Congress may be struggling to pass much legislation these days, but its members remain masters at summoning indignation. As political theater, the first few days of congressional hearings into Toyota's customer-safety crisis had it all: testy exchanges, Clintonian hairsplitting, obnoxious grandstanding--even multiple references to Marisa Tomei's automotive wizardry in My Cousin Vinny. On Feb. 24, Toyota president Akio Toyoda, grandson of the company's founder, sat before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to apologize. "Quite frankly, I fear the pace at which we have grown may have been too quick," he said, as members...
Whether it was stripping him on a drive or forcing him into an ill-advised pass, Curry and co-captain Jeremy Lin combined efforts to hold the sophomore guard Rosen—who leads the Ivy League in conference scoring average—to two points and a game-high four turnovers in the first half...
Penn’s Drew Godwin threw away an inbounds pass when he passed the ball to Rosen before the star sophomore was ready. Though no Harvard player was in the vicinity, the ball hit Rosen in the head and went out of bounds...
...next play, Mike Howlett received the pass and tried to throw it back to Rosen, but he sent the ball high. Penn’s final turnover of the night gave Harvard the ball with 25 seconds left, setting up freshman Kyle Casey’s eventual game-winning free throws...
...even if all these pieces fall into place, there's still no assurance that the Democrats can find the votes to pass the bill in any form - especially in the House. Speaker Nancy Pelosi has virtually no room to maneuver: since her chamber adopted its original measure in November, a death, several retirements and the defection of the bill's lone GOP supporter have cut her five-vote margin to zero. She's facing revolts in her caucus on a number of fronts; dozens of Democrats, for instance, have given notice that they will not accept the Senate's more...