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Still winless in the ECAC at that time, the Crimson had its first sliver of momentum after a sweep in Omaha. If Harvard was to enter the conference playoff picture, it had to win right then and there...
Still winless in the ECAC at that time, the Crimson had its first sliver of momentum after a sweep in Omaha. If Harvard was to enter the conference playoff picture, it had to win right then and there...
...golden days have not returned for the firm, where management must now report to an oversight committee. The original investors, relegated to a measly 10% share of the fund, have recovered only a sliver of their pre-August stakes. Meanwhile, the Securities and Exchange Commission is reportedly investigating whether Long Term Capital violated securities laws by withholding information on its financial health. Moreover, the entire debacle may prompt long-term changes in the hedge-fund industry: Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin is examining whether such funds should be more closely regulated. --Reported by Bernard Baumohl/New York...
...sarcastically] Oh sure, I've been great in Sliver and Backdraft and The Hunt for Red October...
...supposed to listen to polls. But they are not supposed to rely solely on personal conscience either. The people should guide politicians' actions, and the framers of the Constitution established a mechanism for them to do so: voting. There is an election in six weeks. And the sliver of people who will actually vote in it are quite disposed to move toward impeachment. These are the people to whom the Republicans are rightly listening...