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...five of its last six and, even as the No. 11 seed, could be one of the tougher teams in the tournament. On top of that, the Cats have a penchant for first-round upsets. As a 10th-place team in 2001, they eliminated top-seeded Clarkson. And last season—again as the No. 10 seed—they swept the seventh-place Golden Knights on the road...
...robust pace of economic growth. "People have more money in their pocket to spend, to save, to invest," he has said. "[Tax relief] is helping the economy recover from tough times." But his efforts to sell a pastiche of programs to help the unemployed have had a tougher time punching through. When it comes to jobs, the numbers fail him. On the basis of previous recoveries, Bush was promising to add 2.6 million new jobs this year. That pledge is starting to look like fantasy, and the Administration has distanced itself from its own predictions...
...seems to have helped Sharon's government at home, allowing it to pump up its probarrier p.r. and giving it a chance to cast the few Israelis who oppose the fence as in league with anti-Israeli forces. But the maneuvering doesn't impress those who would prefer a tougher international stance on the fence. "Diplomats are shying away from using clear language to criticize Israeli politics," says Udo Steinbach, who heads the Middle Eastern Studies Institute in Hamburg. "[They] are waiting for a constructive reaction from Israel that never materializes." Israel says it is waiting for a constructive reaction...
After disposing of winless Southhampton on Saturday afernoon, Harvard took on a slightly tougher opponent in Vassar (2-9, 1-7) on Sunday...
...Playing teams that aren’t as talented is always tougher because it’s hard to get up for those teams. But they were a good match to play because it teaches you to be disciplined,” Keller said...