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...practice beforehand to get back into a rhythm,” junior captain Johanna Snyder said. “This was our first difficult match and I felt we all played very well.” Harvard was paced by its upperclassmen, all of whom recorded 3-0 sweeps. No. 6 Snyder rolled over Stanford’s Kyla Sherwood, 9-1, 9-0, 9-3. Fellow junior Katherine O’Donnell surrendered only six points en route to a 9-1, 9-0, 9-5 victory. No. 9 junior Sandra Mumanachit also recorded a 3-0 sweep. This...
...come out there, swim fast times, and swim like a team.”Mills led the way once again with two individual wins, while Harvard’s talented crop of freshmen and sophomores provided the depth to overcome the Bears.The Crimson started the meet with a bang, sweeping the top three places in the 200-yard medley relay.Mills won the day’s first individual event, the 1000-yard freestyle, in 10:05.93. Freshman Kristi Korsberg and junior Katie Faulkner followed to give Harvard another sweep. Korsberg’s strong performance was one of several from...
...winner rarely attains a simple majority, it typically forms a coalition.) Livni's Kadima party, however, appears to have slipped back to just 21 seats, largely because the war shifted the goal posts of Israeli politics. Livni had been perceived as "Ms. Clean," the brusque woman who would sweep the sleaze out of Israeli politics. But after the Gaza invasion, that no longer mattered: Israelis reverted back to their primary obsession with national security, and Livni was found wanting. Says Ephraim Inbar, Director of the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies in Herzliya, "She was eclipsed by Barak. She wasn...
...Arab lovers, and they don't accept that we're patriots fighting for the long-term interests of Israel." Polls suggest that neither party is expected to increase its representation in the Knesset in the Feb. 10 election, and the odds are on the Gaza war's helping sweep a right-wing coalition into power...
...Progressive," is how owner Andy Shallal describes his joint's vibe - Busboys and Poets is where anarchy may ensue. A sweep of its clientele reveals a young crowd, Googling and iPhoning away. A strongly community-oriented spot, all are welcome, even if you only order one coffee to share between three and pilfer the WiFi. Humming, breathless chatter between foxy patrons and staff adds to the intrigue of the place, where the famished can nosh on Mahi Mahi sandwiches or wheatberry salads and the thirsty can swig anything from aromatic coffee to the DC Tap Water cocktail, a popular favorite...