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In one of the first scenes of “The Roof,” directed by Kamal Aljafari, the camera pans slowly over an unfinished roof. That roof is later revealed to be the narrator’s childhood home in a Palestinian neighborhood in present-day Israel. Aljafari?...

Author: By Meredith S. Steuer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Festival Displays Palestinian Films | 10/17/2008 | See Source »

Even before the political landscape turned toxic, Republicans were struggling. They are defending nearly twice as many seats as are the Democrats and were hit by a wave of retirements. What makes the turnabout more striking is that the Democratic challengers aren't particularly strong candidates. Several are inexperienced; others...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Democrats Drive for 60 in the Senate | 10/16/2008 | See Source »

Games don’t come much bigger than this. When the Harvard men’s soccer team takes the field against Brown tomorrow night in Providence, R.I., the two best teams in the Ivy League will be on display. Up for grabs? A big head start in the...

Author: By Jay M. Cohen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ivy League Crown at Stake in Providence | 10/16/2008 | See Source »

Cherry's sentiment reflects the broader anxiety and frustration about Obama's candidacy that persists in many segments of black America. While the campaign has successfully increased voter registration levels among blacks, getting them to the polls is a very different matter. Cherry and others in the black community worry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Obama Doing Enough to Get Out the Black Vote? | 10/15/2008 | See Source »

All good things must come to an end.The women’s volleyball team, which had been riding a six game win streak, unsuccessfully battled Brown and Yale over the weekend in the Crimson’s first Ivy doubleheader of the year. Harvard (7-9, 2-2 Ivy) dropped...

Author: By Emmett Kistler, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Early Struggles Down Crimson | 10/13/2008 | See Source »

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