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...still controls 49 Senate seats - and with Obama's seat vacant and Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton not voting, there is little Reid can do without GOP approval. Grim-faced and drawn, lawmakers Monday began parading across the Senate floor to give their views on the measure - the start of what will surely be a joyless run-up to one of the least popular votes of the year. See the 50 worst cars of all time...
...Harvard men’s hockey team’s current season exemplifies this statement. Last year, the Crimson began its 2007-08 campaign with a strong start, much like this season. Last year, Harvard suffered through a long winless streak through the winter, much like this season. Last year, it was 10 games. This year, it’s six and counting...
...There are few consequences to opting out of culture wars, because in the end the most that will ever be at stake is a grade. A worker cannot adopt this bystander perspective. Workers let down other people when they fail at their work. Cultural differences stop being endearing and start being frustrating when they prevent one’s own success in another society. These clashes are necessary to help one understand another people’s way of life, and they are more likely to happen in the high-stakes workplace than in the ivory tower of study...
...Medical School allocates “startup” funds to help younger faculty members jump-start their careers, and Kirschner said that limiting these funds would be “self-defeating and wrong...
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