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...hold off a strong Washington.” The win in the finals yesterday was made all the more impressive by the fact that the Huskies defeated the Crimson by over three seconds in Saturday’s preliminary heat. Learning from Saturday’s finish of the strength of Washington’s sprint in the last 500 meters, Harvard pushed itself to create a strong advantage from the start, beginning the race with a cleaner start and upping the stroke rating up to 36 from the 34 they raced at in the prelims...
...outcome indicates, thanks to a dominant doubles lineup and strong play at the top of the singles lineup. Saturday’s match against reigning league champion Columbia (7-5, 2-1), by contrast, was about as close as a match can be. Harvard beat the Lions on the strength of the bottom of its lineup, sealing its 4-3 victory with a clutch three-set win by freshman Alexei Chijoff-Evans.In Saturday’s win, Harvard reaped the fruit of a grueling early-season schedule: the freshmen showed enough maturity to carry Harvard to the finish line...
Participants in the group said they admired the strength and continued dedication of the civil rights leaders with whom they spoke...
...beginning to take effect. A year later, lawmakers are expected to acknowledge progress on the security front, but will demand to know what's next. Eager to preserve the fragile gains, Petraeus is expected to urge a pause in U.S. troop withdrawals after this summer, when overall American troop strength in Iraq will fall from 160,000 to about 140,000. Petraeus has said he is leery of jeopardizing the gains of the past year if the withdrawals continue beyond that...
...commission still hasn't announced the presidential result, but the M.D.C. has declared that its leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, won 50.3% of the vote-an outright victory that would make a run-off unnecessary. The idea that the Zanu-PF might secretly concur with that assessment gathered strength Sunday when, with the Election Commission still sitting on the official tally, the ruling party demanded a recount...