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...served as chief officer and project manager of the Dems’ extensive 2007 report on Harvard employees’ working conditions, which was released on the group’s Web site at the start of this spring’s student hunger strike to support Harvard security officers. Of the three, however, only Phukan won a seat on the Council this fall. Matthew R. Greenfield ’08, who has spent three years on the Council, said the trend of Dems running for office—and potentially influencing UC presidential elections—was not unprecedented...
It’s an interesting balance we strike while covering football for the Ivy League...
...Benazir returned home to acclaim as the savior of Pakistani democracy. If that feat is to be repeated, voters would have to be so desperate to end military rule that they would overlook not only any deal she might strike with Musharraf, but also the widespread human rights abuses and epic corruption that prevailed in Pakistan during her last stint in power...
...pounced on Pizzotti. He tried to throw the ball away, only to fumble and have the ball recovered by Hawks defensive tackle Paul Bode, who ran it back 27 yards for a touchdown.Just two weeks before, Holy Cross quarterback Dominic Randolph stunned the Crimson with a 40-yard touchdown strike with 19 seconds left that gave the Crusaders a 31-28 victory.“Anytime you lose it’s frustrating,” Murphy said. “We’re two plays away from being 3-0, and I’ve never been through...
...diplomacy is the art of stroking your enemies right up until the moment you're ready to strike them, the snub is a handy little act of war by other means. Handled correctly, it visibly treats its target as invisible. Thus did Laura Bush proceed to her seat in the U.N. General Assembly, steadying herself on the desk occupied by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad but apparently ignoring him as he glanced her way. "The despondent despot," gloated the New York Post, "immediately lowered his head again" and sat back to look at his watch and listen as President Bush...