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...control advocates, this dynamic is bitterly ironic. Tough government talk against firearms, amplified by the Obama Administration's popularity, has actually helped spark a sales increase. It's yet another cost of good intentions...
...system sort itself out without substantial government intervention. They posit that, no matter how painful the adjustment, it is better for the economy to move to or beyond the brink of collapse on its own so that the resulting inexpensive labor, goods, and services can eventually cause a tiny spark of demand which will eventually turn into a raging recovery. These analysts may be right, but nearly everyone is frightened by the prospect of the carnage which would go along with the economy "improving itself" without government intervention. If unemployment gets worse much faster and the government's plans...
...catcher Hayley Bock drop the ball to get the score. The Crimson couldn’t answer back, failing to get a hit the rest of the game. Brown struck out three more Tigers, ending the game with a total of 10 strikeouts. But the Crimson lacked the offensive spark needed to support Brown’s efforts. “We didn’t come out with our bats the first game and we need to do that,” Harvard coach Jenny Allard said. “We talked about it before today?...
...billion-dollar Cold War-era weapons to the simpler armored vehicles and spy drones needed for the "wars we are in today and scenarios for the years ahead," Gates on Monday proposed, among other things, to end funding of the advanced F-22 Raptor fighter. That cut alone will spark fierce resistance on Capitol Hill, but it's only one aspect of what Gates called his "unorthodox approach" that will align military spending with today's military realities. The $534 billion budget announced by Gates on Monday amounts to a dramatic first salvo in a new war pitting the Obama...
...Jen’s been having some great at bats lately so it was nice to see her today really connect and get a hold of one,” Allard added. “She’s an offensive spark for us.”Harvard added two more runs in the inning, to bring its lead to 10-3 and both teams went scoreless in the sixth and seventh to finish the game.HARVARD 6, RHODE ISLAND 0In the first game of the doubleheader, the Crimson offense struck first in the third inning. Macadam singled to center field...