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...again in the second before the Crimson rattled off three straight goals to take the lead for good.HARVARD 3, MCGILL 2With a three-goal lead in hand midway through the second period of Friday’s game, the Crimson appeared to be on its way to an easy rout. But the Martlets made it interesting, taking advantage of what Stone called a “lack of intensity” from Harvard in the game’s late stages.“The difference in score could have been a bit different,” Stone said...
...Charles is a good example of that. It’s just so much talent and so many people in such a close area, they kind of feed off each other and really do well.”As for Young, after watching Harvard’s lightweight varsity rout Penn in an open-water win at the IRA finals, he had his mind almost made up. “It was just a totally different league of rowing,” Young said, “so that put a little twinkle...
...books. Before they convened in the northern seaside resort town of Blackpool, the Conservatives who under Thatcher knew nothing but success, appeared to be in a hopeless shambles. The party has been out of power since Blair's overwhelming victory in 1997; Cameron is their fourth leader since that rout. He has unsettled traditional Tories with his determination to make the party greener and more humane, and his rejection of social conservatism. His easy manner and impressive oratory skills draws comparisons to Blair. These comparisons once sounded flattering but later, as Blair lost popularity, mutated into taunts; even some members...
...stronghold, Yanukovych may still come up the winner, says respected Kiev-based political analyst, Victor Nebozhenko. If he pulls it off, however, it will be by a much narrower margin than expected, Nebozhenko says, and given the PR's campaign investment of some $400 million, "it's a rout...
...Nebozhenko believes no less a rout awaits President Yushchenko, the hero of the Orange Revolution almost three years ago. The pro-presidential alliance of Our Ukraine and People's Defense, (OUPD) is trailing in third with some 15% of the vote. And as the results come out, the real intrigue - who will build a majority coalition and on what terms - will emerge from the back rooms into the limelight. If she squeaks by Yanukovych, Tymoshenko appears to be in a stronger position than ever to dictate terms to Yushchenko...