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...that George W. Bush has used his veto pen for only the second time in his presidency, rejecting a $124 billion military-spending bill that would have set a timetable to bring U.S. combat troops home, there is one group that is suddenly getting some attention again in Washington: congressional Republicans. That's because Democrats lack the two-thirds vote they need to override Bush's veto and realize that their only real option for forcing any concessions from the White House is to rewrite the measure in a way that draws significant G.O.P. support, even if it means losing...
...fire to Mather House on a whim and pee it out. Everyone cheers and then we all go out for ice cream because I have coupons. First thing you notice about a guy/girl: Class, alignment, and guild affiliation. Your best pick-up line: “You dropped your pen. Yes, you did. Here it is.†Best or worst lie you’ve ever told: Last summer, I told my 8-9 yr old campers a 30-minute bedtime story about how I had had a brain aneurysm and now sometimes I see people without mouths...
...benefits of both the flexibility and the individual attention that students receive in those departments, Ryan says.Bryn M. Neuenschwander ’02 entered Harvard with an interest in anthropology and science fiction, left with a degree in anthropology and folklore and mythology, and now goes by the pen name Marie Brennan. Neuenschwander, author of two science fiction novels, says that a class she took with Foster sparked her writing career. “Out of her course I got $500 and a trip to Florida,†Neuenschwander says, referring to a prize she won for a story...
...revoir - and good riddance - to the fondness for fringe-party voting that has recently plagued French politics. That was the central message of the first round of the nation's presidential elections. In a stark contrast to 2002, when 4.8 million people voted for Jean-Marie Le Pen of the far-right National Front and another 11.5 million for a gallimaufry of no-hopers, an unprecedented 37 million voters turned out on April 22 to propel Nicolas Sarkozy of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) and Socialist Ségolène Royal into a May 6 runoff between...
...needs the votes of centrist François Bayrou, who took 18.5% of the first-round tally. She has reached out to Bayrou, but the would-be kingmaker is refusing to endorse either finalist. Sarkozy seems to have won nearly half the voters who in 2002 gave Jean-Marie Le Pen an 18% score. In the runoff Sarkozy will count on the rest plus Bayrou voters who share his focus on economic liberalization and cutting debt. Royal will pit her softer image against Sarkozy's tougher style. The odds favor Sarkozy, but the race is too close to call...