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...Harvard women’s sailing team, this weekend brought a do-or-die situation. Finish in the top half of the field at the Reed Trophy, and the Crimson would be guaranteed a spot in the postseason. Finish outside the top seven, and the season would be done...
Lieutenant Reed Peeples, a former Peace Corps volunteer whose 2nd platoon patrolled the area around the school, put it more simply: "For months, we've been trying to win over the people of this town - and we haven't produced anything tangible. They are sitting on the fence, waiting to see which side is stronger. We haven't had much luck with development projects. We haven't proved that we can take care of them. Reopening the school would be our first real...
Kitty Martini and Candice Reed (Sterling; 232 pages...
While Martini and Reed can sound Pollyannaish, given the bleak job market ("If you were unhappy or in a job that wasn't right, your boss did you a favor"), this spirited book should help the immobilized find some footing...
...which is why the President recently proposed new add-on provisions limiting bank size and speculation. So how hard is it going to be for the less staunch to find something in the bill to reject? It's worth noting that the 100%-confident Gregg and Democratic Senator Jack Reed were assigned to hash out compromise rules for derivatives - and failed. Even if they had succeeded, the House might not have gone along. And there are dozens of similar issues that need to be resolved for reform to pass...