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...Republican members will run out of steam after children's health care and water resources and not have much fight left for the 2008 spending bills. But don't hold your breath, House Minority Leader John Boehner replied. "Republicans have made fiscal responsibility a top priority, and we will sustain any presidential veto over wasteful and excessive spending,"Boehner said. "House Democrats have intentionally designed a strategy to ensure more pork and more wasteful spending, not less. That's not what the American people want, and Republicans will stand on principle to ensure families aren't stuck with...
...Intoxication is not a prerequisite for social interaction. In fact, students may find it more enjoyable to sustain coherent conversations and actually remember them the next morning. Many students would welcome more alcohol-free social events on the weekends...
...significant institution than the one over which I have the honor to preside ... That ... [Harvard] will maintain the traditions of academic freedom, of tolerance for heresy, I feel sure.” We must dedicate ourselves to making certain he continues to be right; we must share and sustain his faith...
...juice dripped from the peach” is different than “the peach was dripping with juice.” Though a bit pedantic, the claims Pinker makes about words and meaning are logical and well-founded, and his nerdy enthusiasm for verbs is enough to sustain a degree of interest. “Our trip down the rabbit hole has taken us to a semantic wonderland,” Pinker gushes.His articulate discussion of space, time, and causality exhibits a wide range of knowledge on topics seemingly unrelated, yo-yo-ing between Immanuel Kant and comic strips...
...Ludwick and sophomore Spencer Livingston led the Crimson (7-8) to an encouraging 14-13 victory over nationally ranked Cal Baptist. PACIFIC 18, HARVARD 6Weary Harvard matched up against host Pacific in its final contest of the weekend, but, paying the toll for four earlier games, was unable to sustain its momentum and was blown out by the Tigers. “We were fatigued from the game that morning, they got goals ahead of us and we were never really in it,” Ludwick said. After battling for two days and capturing its first...