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...director Marc Forster's film. One feels more like cheering it along. Yes, it is full of contrivance and coincidence. Yes, it comes to an uplifting ending that is not entirely plausible. And yes, we somehow never doubt that the good people of this tale are somehow going to triumph, even when they lose everything and are immersed in historical darkness. That's because they have the only qualities that count in stories of this kind - pluck, decency and resilient spirits...
...directors) is that it avoids the patented feel-good denouement of most Christmas dramas and takes us through a richer, more believable change in Robards' character. The inner hurt Addie endures at the hands of a father who can barely tolerate her presence is heart-wrenching; but her eventual triumph over it, and the unexpected act of generosity that brings it about, are as heart-warming as watching one of your children do the right thing without being told...
...proved to be more of a challenge for Harvard. West lost the first game to Todd Harrity but answered back in the next game. West then found himself with his back against the wall as Harrity moved ahead, 2-1. But West composed himself and dug out a tough triumph, securing a Harvard win. In the previous matchup, the A team squared off against Ivy League rival Yale. Although it did not count as an official league contest, much could still be gained in the match. The Bulldogs had the home-court advantage going in, but the Crimson pulled...
...land. After a Crimson win and a loss by No. 1 New Hampshire the night before, Harvard (11-0-0, 9-0-0 ECAC) skated past Providence (6-8-2, 4-2-1 Hockey East) by a 4-1 count on Saturday night in Providence, R.I. The triumph extended the squad’s perfect season-opening string to 11 games, matching a run by the Crimson’s 2003-04 team. Tri-captain Caitlin Cahow, juniors Sarah Vaillancourt and Jenny Brine, and freshman Liza Ryabkina all scored as Harvard pushed its season goal total to 40 from...
...results at 10 pm. But aides knew better: one slipped into his office and began calling newspapers, asking contacts at each one to secretly hold off printing victory op-ed articles that Chávez officials had written, and the full-page ads the government had bought that hailed the triumph of his "21st-century socialism...