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...Murphy said. “He’s such a perfectionist, but he came through today when we needed him most, and he’s going to have to do that the rest of the season.” The run kept what had been a pass-happy offense—the Crimson had thrown over 91 passes through two games—more balanced and a tough Lafayette defense honest. Pizzotti was able to relax more in the pocket and even got in on a few run plays himself. In addition to going...
...captain Matt Curtis said. But amidst all of the perfection, two players went beyond the call of duty, tallying new career-highs in the process. On Harvard’s second possession of the game, with just 1:42 left on the clock in the first quarter, an incomplete pass from Pizzotti to sophomore Chris Lorditch set the Crimson up for a fourth and eight field goal attempt from the 23-yard line. Junior Patrick Long came out for the 41-yard attempt. Long’s previous record was a 40-yard kick last year, also against Lafayette. With...
...direct questions about schools during Thursday's vice-presidential debate. However, when she asked about budget priorities, Joe Biden vowed the Democratic ticket would not scale back its $18 billion education-spending plan, despite the $700 billion federal economic bailout Congress was working feverishly to pass. "We won't slow up on education because that's the engine that's going to give us the economic growth and competitiveness we need," Biden said. Sarah Palin, for her part, called for state standards to be raised as well as funding. The Republican vice-presidential nominee also decried the lack of attention...
...which could lead to some major battles next year when the Blue Dogs try to force the next President, whoever he is, to pay for whatever new programs or tax cuts he is trying to pass. "Nothing will pass without a majority of Blue Dogs voting for it, that's true on this vote," Stenholm says. And if they do help pass this bill, the Blue Dogs will be sure to remind Nancy Pelosi of it next year...
...what made the difference to the 26 Republicans and 33 Democrats who changed their minds? For starters, the business community, which apparently assumed the bill would pass easily the first time around, waged a fierce lobbying campaign to drive the point home that the crisis was not limited to Wall Street. Lobbyists underlined to every member of Congress that small businesses and consumers were already having serious trouble getting loans and that the entire economy could completely freeze up if nothing was done. Representatives surely heard the same message directly when they went home to their districts after Monday...