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Over 100 tailored, well-coiffed punches crowded into the now college-owned Hasty Pudding building Monday evening for the first open, advertised punch in the club’s 206-year history—a much-touted event for a club that began in 1795 as a 21-member secret society...
Club officials said the evening event, where students chatted and nibbled on crackers, fruit and peanuts, did not feel too different than in past years, despite the open punch...
Olshan said members of the social institution postered the Yard and Houses in preparation for Monday night’s punch...
...testing in nine stores in the Chicago area, McDonald's in mid-October began allowing holders of ExxonMobil Speedpass wands to use them to buy meals at more than 400 area McDonald's outlets. "Customers like it because it's quick--no slip to sign, no code to punch in. It's swipe and go," says Dave Rosales, McDonald's director of strategy and business development. In Orange County, Calif., and on New York's Long Island, commuters can even use their electronic toll passes to pay for purchases at some McDonald's drive-through windows...
...only three weeks old, and U.S. and British officials insist things are going as expected. "You always hope for a lucky punch," says an Air Force commander. "But you usually don't get lucky, so you just keep pressing on." Pentagon officials have said some ground operations aimed at crushing the Taliban and al-Qaeda may not get under way until next spring. "We're not setting timetables," Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Thursday. In a remarkable admission, Rear Admiral John Stufflebeem said, "I am a bit surprised at how doggedly they're hanging onto power. We definitely need...