Word: shocker
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...Harvard. BC shares the ACC label with powerhouses Maryland, North Carolina, and Duke, and a home loss to Harvard could leave the NCAA selection committee in doubt if the Eagles are on the bubble come tournament time.But for Harvard, a reeling team in need of confidence, the post-Christmas shocker in Chestnut Hill could right the Crimson’s ship both this year and in the seasons to come. “We have to learn that we’re good and understand that we’re good,” Delaney-Smith said of her young...
...That was a shocker. That was huge," says one defense attorney. So much of a shocker, in fact, that on Friday, defense lawyers filed a motion asking that the state's DNA expert be granted the status of a defense witness if a trial occurs...
...group's support for President George W. Bush's Medicare drug plan gave the program a major boost in Congress, for instance. But the real shocker for critics--who claimed that AARP was acting out of self-interest--was that AARP's co-sponsored plan with United Healthcare lost $12 million when the money spent on educating consumers about the new program was accounted...
...administration that is less than a month old, North Korea's nuclear shocker posed a difficult trial by fire. But Abe?at 52, Japan's youngest postwar Prime Minister?has aced his debut on the world stage, showing decisiveness and deft diplomacy that have heartened his supporters and confounded his critics. Not only has the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader demonstrated his willingness to play hardball with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il, he has also displayed a conciliatory side during fence-mending visits to China and South Korea aimed at easing strained relations between Japan and its neighbors...
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