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...Harvard held a commanding lead in shots, 18-6, and ground balls, 17-10, while winning the turnover battle, 7-10. Any hopes of a Stony Brook victory were lost in the third period. In the first half of the frame, the Crimson took advantage of a pair of Seawolf penalties. A slashing call gave Harvard a man-up opportunity that eventually led to a goal by junior midfielder Jason Duboe. Only 16 seconds after Duboe’s score, the Seawolves were penalized for another slash, enabling Fehr to find freshman attackman Jeff Cohen for the score. Cohen...
...defense industry, which has given Lieberman $63,000 in campaign cash this year, the Senator has used his seat on the Armed Services Committee to foster production of the Navy Seawolf submarine in Groton and land a $2.15 billion contract for a tactical fighter whose Pratt & Whitney engine is built in Hartford...
When Navy Secretary JOHN DALTON took delivery of Electric Boat's first Seawolf submarine in July, he praised the ship's stealthiness. He spoke little about its weapons systems, since it carries the same missiles and torpedoes as the Los Angeles-class subs it is replacing. Nor did he speak about how the Navy was helping to pay for Seawolf ($2.4 billion each): by scrapping 15 Los Angeles-class subs this year and next, some of which spent barely half their 30-year life-spans at sea. The cost to the taxpayer: about $2.4 billion...
Critics say the early retirements will help finance a wholesale rebuilding effort. Indeed, in its 1998 budget, the Navy is seeking $3 billion to replace the Seawolf with a third generation of nuclear-powered attack submarines. It argues that Russia's fledgling Akula and yet to be built Severodvinsk classes are "projected to outperform today's most advanced Western submarines in many respects." Someone should tell the Navy that the cold war is over...
...other reason is jobs--pork," Walker said. "That's why the New England delegation in the House and Senate voted for the Seawolf submarine, including our two senators [from Massachusetts...