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...either major party. In the Republican race, Sen. John McCain defeated former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney, repeating his win in the state that launched the Arizona veteran’s strong showing in the 2000 presidential primaries. Clinton’s victory, by a three point margin with 96 percent of precints reporting, came less than a week after Obama won the Iowa caucuses—a victory that had appeared to give Obama, a Harvard Law School graduate, significant momentum. But Clinton’s Harvard supporters said that their candidate was not to be underestimated...
...Matthews plantation, as the portion of the Harvard Forest in question is known, keeping it may not be the most efficient use of University resources. The money earned from its sale might be better used to fund some other important research. The tract is less than four percent of the total Harvard Forest, the bulk of which is in Petersham, Mass. If, as some Hamilton residents allege, Harvard has determined that selling the land and investing the money in research in another part of the forest would be a better use of resources, then we see no reason to question...
Yale University announced Monday that it would dramatically increase spending from its endowment, drawing praise from federal lawmakers who have criticized universities for hoarding growing endowment funds while tuition rates continue to rise. Yale will increase its endowment spending by 37 percent for 2008-2009, a move likely to raise its spending rate significantly above the 3.7 percent the school has paid out this fiscal year. Harvard’s rate is now 4.3 percent. Though Yale’s $22.5 billion-endowment trails Harvard’s by more than $10 billion, the fund has outperformed its rival...
...expected showing in the New Hampshire primary. Edwards came in third place, garnering around 17% of the vote behind Hillary Clinton's 39% and Barack Obama's 37%. "Up until now one half of 1% of the country has voted," Edwards told supporters in Manchester Tuesday night. "Ninety-nine percent plus have not voted and we need to hear from them. We have had too much in America of people's voices not being heard...
...having a three-person field. "We beat Hillary in Iowa, she beat us here. Obama beat her in Iowa, she beat him here," said Jonathan Prince, Edwards' top strategist. "If you have these results on February 5, no one's the nominee. No one's anywhere near 50 percent... And we think over the long haul we're going to be very competitive...