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...anniversary of integrated schools in New Orleans. All of these passed unanimously (Not even Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.), the lone vote against the Jimmie Johnson resolution, could say nay). Though all in support of noble causes, these symbolic statements offer little more than an opportunity for Congress to pat itself on the back...
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn clung to a narrow lead in his state's Feb. 2 Democratic primary election, winning 50.4% of the vote, with 99% of precincts reporting. The contest was the first of 37 gubernatorial primary races this election season. Fifteen governors are aiming to retain their seats, but many of them face opposition from within their own party. Six incumbents (four of whom are seeking their first election wins after being appointed following the resignations of their predecessors) may have challengers in what are all shaping up to be close races...
...part, the Crimson’s task of winning out is becoming increasingly difficult. Injuries are going around Harvard’s frontcourt like the flu in first grade. Sophomore Andrew Van Nest is out with pneumonia, classmate Keith Wright is hobbled with Achilles tendonitis, and senior Pat Magnarelli is sidelined with a high ankle sprain. These ailments have resulted in increased action for co-captain Doug Miller, freshman Kyle Casey, and rookie Jeff Georgatos, who recorded an unprecedented “13 trillion” (13 minutes, zero stats) in the loss to Princeton...
...Pat Gaddis, PALESTINE...
Those injuries, plus the loss of senior forward Pat Magnarelli to a high ankle sprain suffered at Dartmouth, meant that the Crimson was forced to rely on a rotation of only three front-court players...