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...disingenuous, however; of the 22 times reconciliation has been used since 1980, 17 were by Republicans. Most notably, the measure was used to pass both of President Bush’s tax cuts—an especially salient example, considering the 2003 tax-cut bill passed only after a tie-breaking, 51st vote cast by Vice President Cheney. Comparatively, the Senate passed its version of the health-care bill with 60 votes in December; if the tax cuts were passed using reconciliation by the Republicans, it is fair for the Democrats to use the measure as well...
...next play, a Harvard foul sent Penn to the line for two free-throw opportunities, leading to a tie game with just 27 seconds left in the contest...
Closing out the first half, Edwards did just that. The sophomore nailed a free throw followed by an easy jumper to tie the score at 32. She then picked up a defensive rebound and a steal to help Princeton edge ahead, 36-33, by the end of the first half...
...first matchup of the weekend proved a battle to the finish as the Harvard squad managed to come from behind and create a 7-7 tie going into the final quarter...
...Maryland game, we were down, 6-3, and we came back to tie it, and we could have just rolled over at that point,” Kennifer said. “They were seeded above us, and we could have just been happy with that, but we weren’t. We came back and really made...