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...Wall Street bailout plan pushed by McCain) and many of the state's leading business interests, favor a dual approach combining enforcement and a path to citizenship. The rambunctious populist wing of the state GOP, led in part by state representative Russell Pearce from Mesa, favors a much tougher stance of deportations first and foremost...
...game.” In the Flight B singles draw, sophomore Margarita Krivitski, captain Rachel Gottlieb, and freshman Louise Laciny each fell in their first match. This fall, the Crimson will try to get its freshman battle tested in preparation for later, tougher competition. The squad is young, as five of its 11 players are freshmen. The team also has a strong senior presence. Last year’s No. 1 player, Ko, returns, as does Peterzan, who held down the No. 2 spot last season. “The whole goal in our fall semester is everyone?...
...Brown Invitational tournament, Harvard highlights included a doubles bracket one win for Tim Wu and Cam Parker—the duo combined for an 8-5 win over Bucknell’s Jonathan Brenner and Gregg Cohenca in the decisive final game. While the tougher tests are yet to come for the Crimson, its performance over a hectic weekend and scope for development certainly provides encouragement. “The guys are working hard to maximize what they do, and that’s really our goal this year—consistency,” Fish said...
...Monday's Chapter 11 filing by Lehman Brothers and the bailout of Merrill Lynch by Bank of America have only added to a yearlong credit crunch that is changing the way film financing deals are structured in Hollywood. Not unlike homebuyers facing tougher standards to get a mortgage, the people who greenlight movies are facing more stringent demands from their financiers. "All of the studios, if they want to get a deal done in this environment, will need to better align their interests with investors," says P. John Burke, a film finance lawyer at the firm Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer...
...military massacre still haunts Bolivian politics. Still, the pressure from his own support base may have prompted Morales to intervene in the wake of Porvenir. The sentiments expressed by Baqueros are typical: "People don't even fear the police anymore," she says. "The government has got to get tougher. Either they put an end to this madness or we will do it ourselves...