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...megafauna" - awe-inspiring star animals, like the Siberian tiger or the African rhino, the species that draw crowds to zoos. The thinking is that by getting the public to support the protection of these animals, the wildlife that exists beneath them - the sort of animals most of us would pass on the way to see the elephants - would gain protection as well...
...captain Michael Fucito left the game midway through the first half with an injury, removing Harvard’s leading scorer. On the other side of the field, the Terriers meticulously worked around the Crimson defense, scoring twice more on consecutive possessions. A penalty kick and a blocked pass turned unassisted goal gave BU a 3-1 lead at halftime. “We gifted them three early ones and made it easy on them,” Clark said. After the break, Harvard came out with the same intensity with which it began the game, moving up and down...
...alternate route, described by two aides as a "nuclear" option, is for the Senate to pass a measure first, then adjourn and force the House to accept the Senate measure. Such a move would need to be attached to an innocuous tax bill already pending before the Senate in order to circumvent a constitutional mandate that all tax writing must originate in the House. "We always keep tax bills available for such situations," said Jim Manley, a senior adviser to Senate majority leader Harry Reid. "But I don't see that happening as of right...
...John McCain. By claiming to suspend his campaign and pledging to help bring House Republicans on board, McCain put much of his political capital on the line - to the point that his staff were already claiming credit for the legislative coup Monday morning on the assumption that it would pass. "This is very bad for McCain," said Clyde Wilcox, a government professor at Georgetown University. "So he interrupts his campaign to fly to Washington to deliver a deal, and then cannot deliver his party? This suggests that everyone is running for cover on this...
...these once mean streets is that the U.S. has sold out some of its allies. "The Americans considered us like a piece of paper that was useful for a while but now is no longer needed," says the sheikh. He sternly watches a U.S. patrol of several armored Humvees pass the checkpoint. "The Americans made this decision. Believe me, any promises they make, nobody will believe them. They don't keep their word...