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...better situation than people who were older,” Martinez says. “It was really tough for some of them to get another position...
Palfrey said that the first year will be especially tough, as new Masters may not recognize that certain periods of the year—including midterm season and the Harvard-Yale game—are especially stressful while others are fairly relaxed...
...Harvard, the preseason slate brought tough competition and a number of losses, but that experience could prove crucial to the team as it prepares for the six-week conference marathon...
...There are certainly parallels. In 1994, Bill Clinton's favorability poll numbers were at 51%, about where Obama's are now. And the Dems were polarized by a series of tough (and strikingly familiar) issues: a carbon tax, gays in the military and health care. But will history repeat itself, with the party in power bearing the brunt of a wave of discontent? Here are five reasons the 2010 midterm scenario is different, and perhaps less dire for the Democrats, than 1994's. (See the top 10 alternative political movements...
...Washington, Obama will also be looking for China's help to curtail Iran's nuclear program. So far, Beijing has been reluctant to support tough sanctions and has repeatedly urged more patience to allow for diplomatic overtures. Saeed Jalili, Iran's top nuclear negotiator, spent Thursday in Beijing meeting with Chinese officials including Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and State Councillor Dai Bingguo. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said Thursday that China "is striving for a proper settlement of the issue through diplomatic means," Xinhua reported. The message is that Hu Jintao may be willing to go to Washington, but China...