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...Democratic representatives out of office, the political bandits twisted their state’s congressional districts along clumsy racial lines. By shunting minority voters into their own bizarrely-shaped districts—keeping these predominantly Democratic citizens out of potentially contentious races—the legislators aimed to sweep their Republican pals into the House...
...subtlety of other presidents’ playful poems—one is reminded of John Quincy Adams’ (Class of 1787) translations of Horace (“What though he plough the billowy deep/ By lunar light, or solar./ Meet the resistless Simoon’s sweep,/ Or iceberg circumpolar.”)—still, it is good to know that our president has some poetry in him. Making the assumption that, like most of his output, the president’s poetry is overseen by a “team” of dedicated staff...
...Bush doctrine, our new national defense strategy, with all its unilateralism, militarism, boldness and unrealistic dreams, is dying right where it began, in the deserts of Iraq--a complete failure. The U.S. has not taken a bold new step toward solving all its problems in one clean sweep but has compounded them immeasurably, creating a monster where there was none. CARL MATTIOLI Newtonville, Mass...
...Bush doctrine, our new national defense strategy, with all its unilateralism, militarism, boldness and unrealistic dreams, is dying right where it began, in the deserts of Iraq?a complete failure. The U.S. has not taken a dramatic new step toward solving all its problems in one clean sweep but has compounded them immeasurably, creating a monster where there was none. Carl Mattioli Newtonville...
...Harvard offense took the ball on the Huskies 21-yard line and summarily marched into the end zone in five plays, scoring on a sweep by Fitzpatrick behind a crushing block from sophomore halfback Ryan Tyler...