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WILLIAMSBURG, VA.—In the first ever matchup between the two oldest universities in the country, Harvard could not rise to the occasion, dropping a tough road tilt to William and Mary, 67-54, on New Year’s Eve. The Crimson (6-6) struggled from the start to contain the much taller and bigger Tribe (5-6) squad. The team was outrebounded 49-26, outscored in the paint 30-14, and outplayed by a much larger lineup. Returning from mononucleosis, which had sidelined him since the Dec. 10 game against Northeastern, freshman Keith Wright fought hard...
...extra trains and cars on its Northeast Corridor route. Maryland and Virginia commuter-train routes are also being called into service: MARC, a Baltimore-to-D.C. commuter line, will provide reservations-only service on Jan. 20, with schedules coordinated with Inaugural activities. VRE, with trains that connect Fredricksburg, Va., and D.C., will maintain its regular schedule but require reservations. (See 10 things to do in Washington...
...Sorry, had to look them up. That would be VA Secretary James Peake, HUD Secretary Steve Preston and Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman. They're not exactly household names, which is why it's so weird that second-tier Cabinet appointees get so much attention initially; they rarely make much news once they're in office. That's why I've proposed shrinking the Cabinet, which has doubled in size yet probably halved in importance since the Kennedy Administration. But that's one thing Obama does not appear likely to change. Judging by his appointments thus far, the Cabinet will continue...
...moralist, an up-by-his-bootstraps Catholic boy with a strong sense of right and wrong. He's like a Bing Crosby movie. He needs to get out more." - David Baugh, a Richmond, Va., defense lawyer (TIME, October...
Shinseki's new assignment is likely to be tougher than running the U.S. Army. The role of the VA is to deal with the post-post-invasion costs of war, including health care, education and disability benefits for the 24 million American military members who have served their nation. The agency has an annual health-care budget of close to $100 billion, nearly double what it was a decade ago. The recent rising tide of post-traumatic stress disorder among vets is now costing the VA $4 billion a year, which includes a hiring spike in mental-health professionals, from...