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Twelve years ago, Harrington, 52, lost the Democratic Primary for the same post to Belotti and switched parties to challenge Belotti again. Harrington says he will be tougher on white-collar and organized crime than was his Democratic predecessor...
Still, the Crimson recorded only one impressive win, a 1-0 victory over then-12th-ranked Springfield, on its way to earning a second place Ivy finish and a sliver of respect from tougher, non-league, opponents...
...unexpected U.S. criticism came only two weeks before Aquino's first official visit to Washington. Unnamed White House sources told the New York Times that Aquino should take tougher action against the Communist Party's military wing, the New People's Army, which has more than 20,000 members. Aquino, who has vowed to exhaust all peaceful efforts before resorting to force, responded, "It is I who will decide just what we will do in this country...
...fine schools in America, Gray says, there is no way that even Harvard can in everything "be dominant or that in every area it will maintain the same degree of excellence." In fact, she has little patience with the question of who may be No. 1. "The competition is tougher than it was, say, 50 years ago. It doesn't mean Harvard isn't what it used...
...have invaded the campus. However, Senior D. Joseph Menn of Los Angeles, a socialist, makes the point, "There's been too much made of apathy. A better word is disillusionment. People have to worry more about paying off student loans when they get out and competing in a tougher job market...