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...American educator Thomas H. Palmer coined the phrase, “If at first you don’t succeed, Try, try again.” This proverb was taken to heart by the women’s water polo team this weekend, which had a chance to avenge last weekend’s losses to Bucknell (6-7) and Princeton (8-3). In addition to the two rematches, Harvard (4-5) took on No. 20 Maryland (12-6) in the Elite Six Invitational at Kinney Natatorium in Lewisburg, Penn., ultimately falling to the Terrapins and Tigers, but topping...
...Clinton White House.Though critics point to her lack of experience arguing before the Supreme Court—a key duty of the solicitor general—her supporters say that the skills and qualities that served Kagan well since her days as a student will allow her to succeed in her new role.“A lot of the extraordinary qualities, her brilliance, and the ability to bridge divides were evident then,” Steiker says, “and I think those things are evident now.”Steiker also pinpoints Kagan?...
...knew were going to have a step up,” Cohen said. “We were shorthanded, and our game plan was to not have one player do too much and work together as a team.” Tillman reiterated Cohen’s ability to succeed within a Harvard lacrosse team whose style of play favors a balanced attack with little superstar action. “Without Dean, somebody needed to step up,” Tillman said. “No one needed to carry the load, but we needed some guys to make plays...
...applause, forcing them to return to their seats. A coach, after all, cannot lead a team divided. He told the country's leaders, Democrats and Republicans, supporters and opponents of his presidency, that he knew "every American who is sitting here tonight loves this country and wants it to succeed." He continued, "That must be the starting point for every debate we have in the coming months, and where we return after those debates are done. That is the foundation on which the American people expect us to build common ground...
...salivating at the prospect of fielding candidates for the seat should it open before 2010. Chief among them is Mark Kirk, recently reelected to a Congressional seat representing a nearby Chicago suburb. Kirk, in fact, is widely viewed as the kind of Republican social-moderate that Steele believes can succeed in Democratic-leaning states like Illinois. However, Kirk's moderate stances on issues like abortion and stem-cell research could prove problematic with social conservatives, particularly in the southern part of the state...