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...successful. “It is always a lot of fun,” he says. Members lose and find coins and cards in ways that often take years to learn. One former Harvard magician, Harrison R. Greenbaum ’08 has even become a professional in New York. But the logistics of this year’s show bring new challenges, Miller says. Instead of at their usual location in the Science Center, the Society will be practicing their craft outside, on the steps of Memorial Church. This changes particulars of the performance...
Rodriguez, Alex •use of steroids by leads to bestowing of amusing nickname on by New York teammates...
...York, Byron •Obama's high approval ratings are dismissed by as merely the result of lots of blacks liking him, making his positions seem "more popular overall than they actually are" - that is, more popular among all people than they actually are among the only people who really count, white ones
...Sonia Sotomayor, 55, of the Second Circuit court of appeals is a strong candidate for a number of reasons. A relative centrist from the Bronx, New York, she is 55 and has a 12-year, highly respected and largely uncontroversial record as a judge. If Obama chose her she would become the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court. That's no small consideration. As their numbers have grown in the U.S., Hispanics have become a key target of political competition between the Democrats and Republicans, and many in the community believe it is time for them to be represented...
...number of murders is huge; figures vary, but even the low estimate puts the city on a par with Cape Town. By way of comparison, Moscow, one of the most violent cities in Europe, has an estimated murder rate of just 9.6 per 100,000 residents. New York City's murder rate is 6.2, Washington D.C.'s about...