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Networks use the data Nielsen gathers during each period to set local advertising rates; national rates, which comprise the bulk of TV ad revenue, are set separately and based on year-round data from select families. Still, local ads are a big chunk of a TV network's revenue, so when sweeps week - er, weeks - roll around, they try and game the system by doing just about anything to make sure you tune in. (See the best and worst Super Bowl commercials...
...tough first-round match, Chang squeaked out a three-set victory to set up a face off against top-seed Molly Scott of Dartmouth in the next round. In that match, Chang steamrolled Scott, winning 6-1, 6-4. But the freshman met her demise in the next round when she fell to the nine-seed, Casey Herzberg of Brown...
Unseeded Harvard players, freshman Alexandra Lehman and Rosekrans, fell in the first and second round, respectively...
...Recent weeks, however, have also seen some subtle shifts in the politics surrounding the debate over whether the health-care legislation should include a public option. A new round of polls show that it continues to enjoy broad public support, and the industry's efforts to fight the bill may have backfired politically. Additionally, there are new horror stories of people being denied coverage on unfair pretexts, and reports that insurers are jacking up the rates for small business in advance of the legislation. Meanwhile, the Congressional Budget Office recently determined that a public option could save a significant amount...
Based on results from the first election and popularity polls conducted over the summer, it is most likely that Karzai will win this round, even if turnout is low. That is what worries parliamentarian Daoud Sultanzoy. "The runoff will make the government less legitimate," he reasons. Even if Karzai wins, it doesn't mean that most of the population voted for him, he says. "The best scenario is that the people of this country have confidence and vote in a free and fair election. The worst case is that Pashtun areas will not participate in large numbers, and this will...