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...city outside settles down for the night, inside Papa Costa's, the party is only just getting started. Aid workers jostle for space on the dancefloor with young Sudanese women who are content to let their scarves slip to their shoulders as a five-piece band hammers out a mixture of North African pop and rock 'n roll jukebox standards...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'Hotel California' in Osama's Old Stamping Ground | 4/22/2008 | See Source »

...guess that the Democratic Party would still give him the nomination rather than turn to Clinton. But no one would be very happy-and a year that should have been an easy Democratic victory, given the state of the economy and the unpopularity of the incumbent, might slip away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Al Gore the Answer? | 3/26/2008 | See Source »

...plans come after two rough quarters for Starbucks, which saw traffic and comparable-stores sales in its U.S. business fall for the first time ever. The slip is partly due to softening consumer spending, but Starbucks executives insist that by retraining the company on a coffee-centric customer experience, they can revive sales and the brand. "This is in many ways self-induced," says Schultz. "That's why I feel so confident and optimistic we can fix it ourselves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Starbucks Announces New Upgrades | 3/19/2008 | See Source »

...unspoken pact that leaves the Class of 2009 feeling at worst, cheated and at best, ignored. The timing of the announcement (in the middle of midterms and three days before spring break) and the method through which it was delivered signify that the House administrators were either attempting to slip the change in under the radar or simply did not understand the impact that such an announcement might have on rising seniors. Contrary to popular belief, Harvard students generally are more grounded and have better perspective than to waste time or energy whining about tiny bedrooms. But when the promise...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Surprise! | 3/19/2008 | See Source »

...Flynn. Halpern helped Flood to complete her hat trick with two minutes left in the half to polish off the six-goal run, putting Harvard up 10-3 at the half. Quinnipiac busted out of the gate in the second half when Valentine connected with Meghan Latonick to slip one past Martino just 1:30 into the frame. The Bobcats continued to test the Crimson’s defense, as Quinnipiac notched four unanswered nets—including three free-position shots—in the first 13 minutes against Martino. The back-up goalkeeper made two stops but made...

Author: By Dixon McPhillips, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Outlasts Bobcat Rally | 3/16/2008 | See Source »

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