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...Tonight is a victory of optimism over Washington-style pessimism," Mitt Romney said after winning the primary in Michigan, the state where he was born and where his father governed. This was, as is Romney's wont, distillate of hokum. The former Massachusetts governor remains the most pessimistic of candidates, always assuming the worst about the public?and never taking a difficult position or telling a hard truth. In Michigan, he suddenly opposed higher fuel-efficiency standards for cars, included in the recent energy bill signed by the President. He also chided John McCain for telling the hard truth that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Gladiator Problem | 1/17/2008 | See Source »

...general, Americans who are highly educated, well-connected, urban, or any of the above—a demographic with an enormous influence on both policy and public opinion—are wont to lament or lambaste their government and culture in a manner unthinkable to the elites of other developed countries. In Japan, it took a decade of recession and stagnation for the nation’s leaders to accept a transition away from the “Japanese model” of corporatism and state subsidies. The mere suggestion of changes in the famously cozy French employment laws sparked...

Author: By Daniel C. Barbero | Title: Thank Goodness for Self-Hatred? | 1/6/2008 | See Source »

...Mazjoub, a member of the lightweight varsity eight. “It may be more drastic for upperclassmen, changing to the new coach.”During Tucker’s tenure as coach, the team rose to national prominence. In the spring of 2004, the Radcliffe lightweight varsity wont its first Sprints title since 1997. From there, the varsity went on to take the silver medal at IRAs and competed in the Henley Women’s Regatta in England that summer. In the fall of 2004, the varsity four won at the Head of the Charles Regatta...

Author: By Alison E. Schumer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: HEAD OF THE CHARLES '07: Put Me In, Coach | 10/20/2007 | See Source »

...wine...”10. FM: Can I have Steven Jenkin’s number?A: No. Can I?11. FM: What is the alcohol policy? Are you worried about people drinking because it’s in the middle of the weekend?A: There wont be alcohol served at the event.FM: I read that there will be Yardfest-themed Stein Clubs leading up to the event. How are you involved in that?K: Those are happening now...they lead up to the event. They started last week and will be continuing up to the event. There will...

Author: By Elizabeth B. Rose, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 15 Questions with Adam Goldenberg and Kai Wu | 4/11/2007 | See Source »

...really like younger men (Madonna is an exception...trust us). Tough luck. 14) Faust mask (See FM Feb. 15 issue). ‘Nuff said. 15) Target the drunken House Masters. With gift of Johnny Walker Blue Label in hand, tell them how crushed you are that you wont be spending the next semester in the “Best House,” and that you are transferring first chance you get. Trust us, they wont be able to resist you. Extra points for actual tears...

Author: By Mark A. Pacult, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 15 Ways to Get House Shirts | 3/21/2007 | See Source »

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