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Horan, an economics concentrator in Leverett House, was accustomed to success before arriving on campus. She attended a competitive private school just outside of Boston where she achieved a near-perfect score on her SAT and maintained stellar grades, all the while balancing responsibilities as editor of the yearbook and captain of the ski team, leading admissions tours and running a community service organization. For Horan, success was found in a simple formula. As she explains, “I went to school. I did x, y and z. Then I repeated...
...there is every reason to worry that the president is more interested in saving his political hide than in helping the commission he opposed forming in the first place. It almost goes without saying that Bush does not have a stellar track record when it comes to telling the whole truth, especially when it gets in his way; indeed, his manipulation of the facts when it came to Iraq’s “weapons of mass destruction” points to an almost reckless disregard for the real truth. We believe that this time around, just like before...
...Superb,” the coach coolly responded again, her head in her hand, unfazed by the type of steady, stellar play that has marked Boe all year long but has gone largely unrecognized by many opponents and observers throughout the year...
Earlier in the game, Harvard managed to keep the score close thanks to a strong effort by its defense as well as stellar play by McKenna. McKenna finished the day with 11 saves, including 5 in a scoreless third period...
...examining Sept. 11 will continue to do its work, nosing around the decisions and nondecisions of the bureaucracy before that awful Tuesday. Clarke's belief that the Administration needlessly compromised its ability to fight terrorism by invading Iraq may begin to resonate with the public. Rice's reputation, so stellar three years ago, now depends on whether, by November, voters think the terrorists are in retreat and Iraq has been stabilized. If both things happen, Rice will be back on the air, this time leading not an attack but a parade. --With reporting by John F. Dickerson/Washington