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...only Brooks Brothers has the heritage to back up that blue-blooded claim. The firm's first store, then known as H. & D.H. Brooks & Co., was opened by Henry Sands Brooks in New York City 188 years ago. The retailer quickly became the place to go for off-the-rack suits, an early version of ready-to-wear. In 1850, when Brooks' sons took over the family business, they changed the name to Brooks Brothers, with the Golden Fleece as its trademark. By 1865 the brand had already firmly established its place in U.S. history: Abraham Lincoln wore a Brooks...
...answer those questions with her actions in the months ahead. "It was a serious misstep and inexplicable to me," former Republican leader Dick Armey chortled. "I just hope she does more of it." But the Murtha defeat will be largely forgotten if the Democrats under Pelosi's leadership rack up a series of victories on the agenda that she had laid out for her first 100 hours as Speaker, which includes raising the minimum wage, forcing Medicare to negotiate lower prescription-drug prices, cutting student-loan rates and making the national-security fixes recommended by the 9/11 commission. Then there...
...itself perpetually deep in its own territory, starting drives on its own 27-yard line on average, and advancing so little that Yale averaged a starting position on its 45-yard line. The disparity stung the Crimson, leaving the defense little room for error and allowing the Bulldogs to rack up points despite a relatively stingy performance by Harvard’s defense.Bulldogs sophomore defensive back Steven Santoro was a major source of pressure on the Crimson offense, intercepting an errant O’Hagan pass and running it back 42 yards, sacking the junior signal-caller and causing...
...don’t misunderstand Dawson’s humility and think he doesn’t want to rack up yards and run in touchdowns for the Crimson. “I still care about my stats,” Dawson said...
...House, the defeat of GOP Congressman John Hostettler by Democrat Brad Ellsworth, the Vanderburgh County sheriff, was the first confirmation that predictions of a Democratic takeover were coming to pass. The main question now appears to be how big a margin the Democrats will rack...