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...wasn't a perfunctory recitation of talking points. They were arguing their respective positions, in a respectful way." The other two Senators - Chuck Hagel and Jack Reed - told Petraeus they agreed with Obama. According to both Obama and Petraeus, the meeting - which lasted twice as long as the usual congressional briefing - ended agreeably. Petraeus said he understood that Obama's perspective was, necessarily, going to be more strategic. Obama said that the timetable obviously would have to be flexible. But the Senator from Illinois had laid down his marker: if elected President, he would be in charge. Unlike George...
...nationalist sermons surfaced last spring. "The decision to make it big as opposed to make it small," Obama said of the landmark speech on race relations he delivered in Philadelphia. "My gut was telling me that this was a teachable moment and that if I tried to do the usual political damage control instead of talking to the American people like ... they were adults and could understand the complexities of race, I would be not only doing damage to the campaign but missing an important opportunity for leadership...
...Harvard also had to endure windier-than-usual conditions on Sunday...
...That’s what we define as heartbreaker,” Kocurek said. The teams jostled for the lead throughout the match, constantly exchanging plays and games. Although Harvard could not build an offensive rhythm in the first stanza, it had little trouble slipping into its usual role of battling from behind from there on. “It’s becoming a trend actually,” McKinley said. “We like it when we need [it], but it’s one we definitely don’t want to have...
...know everyone’s talked about depth, but the one guy who’s there every week, who’s been there, is Matt Luft,” Pizzotti said after Saturday’s 27-24 win over Lehigh.Luft was his usual self against the Mountain Hawks, hauling in seven catches for 111 yards and two touchdowns.Luft’s first score came towards the end of the first quarter with the game still scoreless. After freshman cornerback Matt Hanson recovered a fumble on Lehigh’s 26-yard line, Pizzotti found himself with...