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...human will is messy, and inevitably collides into those around it. Try as one might to make people do what one wants, there is always some unpredictable element on the margin that can overturn it all. In setting “Tosca” in the middle of a totalitarian régime, LHO’s production suggests that the potential for chaos that lies at the outer rim of any agenda is the essence of freedom itself—that, whether in victory or tragedy, we live most fully where the plans of others fail. The stakes...
Even though the Crimson fell twice, the team was never in danger of dropping the matchup. Harvard swept four opponents, including Gemmell’s usual 3-0 win at the No. 1 spot, and also comfortably won at No. 6 by a 3-1 margin. Junior Bethan Williams overcame a loss at the No. 9 spot to take the next three games, rounding out Harvard’s day before the title game...
...Women’s Ivy League Championships on Saturday night at Blodgett Pool, it was an extremely close contest between defending champions Harvard (6-1 Ivy) and historically-dominant Princeton (7-0). Following two days of competition, the Tigers were leading the Crimson by a narrow margin of 982-944. The title, it seemed, would literally be decided in the final few races...
...Republican Convention in St. Paul, Minn. "Joe Lieberman ought to be ashamed of himself," then campaign spokesman Robert Gibbs said the next day. "It's pathetic what [he] did here last night." But Obama opted to let those bygones pass when his party won a near filibuster-proof margin in the Senate. Obama personally asked the Democratic caucus to maintain Lieberman's seniority and preserve his committee chairmanship. That proved to be wise - mostly. In early 2009, Lieberman helped rescue Obama's $787 billion stimulus bill. Maine Republican Susan Collins had walked out of talks with Senate majority leader Harry...
...that Obama's margin in the Senate is narrower, the White House can't afford to take offense. Besides, on gays in the military, Lieberman is true blue: he has opposed the 1993 ban since its inception and sees lifting it as part of the next act in his 50-year role in the civil rights movement. It is also a way to bring people on the outside in, something Lieberman knows more about now than ever before...