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...traps she might encounter at her hearing, he spoke well of her to reporters. But she later phoned him and contradicted his recollection that she had expressed support for Griswold v. Connecticut, the 1965 case establishing the right to privacy that is considered a key underpinning of abortion rights. Strike two was Miers' response to the Judiciary Committee's questionnaire, which led to an unusual request for elaboration on eight of her 28 answers. Even Republicans griped that her responses were so elliptical as to be disrespectful. "The alienation," says Specter's friend, "is very real...
...Division I-AA, held Yale (2-4, 2-1) to just 50 yards on the ground and did not allow the Bulldogs to cross midfield until the fourth quarter. Yale quarterback Jeff Mroz was 16-of-26 passing, including three fourth-quarter touchdowns, the last a 57-yard strike to Ashley Wright with 2:35 left to play. Penn scored twice within 1:22 in the first quarter on a one-yard run by Mathews and a 48-yard pass from Walker to Joe Sandberg. A six-yard run by Mathews and Walker’s 29-yard toss...
There is a balance between playing aggressively and playing timidly, and for yet another weekend, the Harvard women’s volleyball team was unable to strike that balance.The Crimson (3-15, 0-8 Ivy) could not sustain its momentum after encouraging starts against both Cornell and Columbia this weekend at the Malkin Athletic Center, and as a result, stayed winless against Ivy competition. “Some of the players had hit probably the best they’ve hit this season,” Harvard coach Jennifer Weiss said. “We did a lot of good...
...Calabria, the polls provided a perfect setting for the mob to make its point. "This murder was carried out for maximum political symbolism," says Agazio Loiero, Calabria's Governor, who has received multiple death threats since gaining office last spring. "The killers want to show that they can strike anyone, anywhere, at any time - that the territory of Calabria is under their control." At the packed funeral service for Fortugno, attended by national politicians and mayors from across southern Italy, Bregantini declared: "This isn't just about Locri. All of Italy's political autonomy is at stake." The high-profile...
...Even after failing to convert on that drive, all was not lost. On the next Harvard drive, sophomore quarterback Liam O’Hagan completed a 37-yard pass to senior tight end Jason O’Neill and then a 52-yard touchdown strike to senior wide receiver Ryan Tyler, playing in his first game back from injury. “Ryan’s a great leader out there,” O’Hagan said, “and he showed it with the long catch he had out there.”The long score...