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...Voters is 24%, while Democratic Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton both score 86%. So, when the McCain campaign announced that he would spend much of this week addressing the environment, starting with a speech on climate change Monday afternoon in Portland, Ore., it was worth asking whether this pitch is mostly about politics - or whether McCain is really serious about taking on climate change...
...pitching proved decisive for the Crimson as the game reached its conclusion. After a scoreless sixth inning, Madick was faced with a game-clinching final pitch in the seventh—the game poised at 5-4, two BU runners on base, and the count at two strikes and three balls...
...contention. But then came her 9-point win in Pennsylvania, highlighting Barack Obama's persistent weakness among Catholics, senior women, Hispanics and blue-collar workers, and the self-aggrandizing return of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright to the political spotlight. These two events have played perfectly into a pitch Ickes had been making to superdelegates for months: that "we don't know enough about Obama" to make him the nominee. "The one thing we Democrats don't need is an October surprise," insists Ickes. "And the last five weeks have shown us that there may still be much to learn about...
...definitely made everybody a lot happier withthis weekend,” captain Matt Vance said.The way the Crimson won was a bit ironic, since it is one of the few times all year Harvard has caught lucky breaks. In the ninth inning, the Big Green threw four wild pitches, hit two batters, walked two more, and committed an error. In games decided by two runs or fewer this season, Harvard is 3-12.COMEBACK KIDSThe Crimson had an epic comeback in its last Ancient Eight game, but it almost had another big come-from-behind victory in the nightcap of Saturday?...
...game with all the calls going against it as it stared down the wrong side of a series sweep. But this time, with the assistance of some Big Green relief issues, Harvard refused to accept its fate.Down 8-2 in the top of the ninth inning, shoddy Dartmouth pitching and defense combined with timely Crimson hits to bring Harvard back into the game, as the team strung together eight runs in the frame to steal the game from the Big Green.Dartmouth pitcher Bobby Steinsdoerfer failed to find the strike zone on a consistent basis, and when he did the Crimson...