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With just 10 minutes left to play in the first half, the good weather that had been holding for most of the day broke, and a slight drizzle started to create problems for players looking for a hold on the ground. In the second half alone, junior goalie Ryan Johnson slipped and fell twice after taking a goal kick...

Author: By Evan R. Johnson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Outside Chance Remains For M. Soccer To Win Crown | 11/1/2004 | See Source »

...Bush’s slight lead in the money markets has led some to celebrate...

Author: By Liz C. Goodwin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Students Bet On Election Outcome | 10/28/2004 | See Source »

These increases mark a slight decline from the previous year’s record high of a 13 percent tuition hike at public universities. Tuition has risen steadily in the past few years at colleges and universities nationwide...

Author: By Charles F. Pollak, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Tuition Increases At Slower Rate | 10/21/2004 | See Source »

...winner in each congressional district, though in practice neither has ever split its allotment.) Amendment 36, which would take effect immediately, would divvy up Colorado's electoral votes based on the percentage of votes each candidate wins in the state. If 36 passes, and President George W. Bush's slight lead in statewide polls holds on election night, the President would win five votes and John Kerry would win four...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign '04: The Florida of 2004? | 10/18/2004 | See Source »

...course, there’s no question that Boston can fight. Alex Rodriguez’s reaction to a slight nick in the arm from a Bronson Arroyo pitch this July—those Yankees sure are sensitive—started quite a brawl, and though Yankee Tanyon Sturtze tried to grab Gabe Kapler’s head, it was ultimately Sturtze who ended up bruised and battered on the ground. Maybe the Yankees just like to get pounded; who can forget former Yankees bench coach and generally unhinged malcontent Don Zimmer getting thrown to the ground after he charged...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: The Triumph of Red Sox Nation | 10/15/2004 | See Source »

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