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...comes just in time for the beleaguered Nagin, who faces a tough election set for April 22. Last week Lieutenant Governor Mitch Landrieu, brother of Louisiana's Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu, announced his candidacy. Although Mitch Landrieu is white and Nagin is black, the racial politics of the mayoral contest, which includes seven other white candidates and one other African American, are not clear cut. Nagin came to office four years ago with strong support from the white business community--maybe too strong, in the eyes of lower-income black voters. Landrieu's father Moon, who was mayor...
...throughout the game on Friday.The younger Lackner hit double digits with 10 points, but the elder and scrappier Christiana was in typical form in the rebounding column, ripping down three offensive rebounds and totaling seven, besting her sister’s three boards. MIRROR IMAGEHarvard’s home contest with Penn began in a fashion that was almost eerily identical to that displayed in the teams’ showdown in Philadelphia, when the Quakers sprinted out to an early lead on hot shooting beyond the arc. Penn guard Joey Rhoads nailed four three-pointers within the game?...
...seven-footer wasn’t the only player to hit an all-time high in the contest. Zoller pulled down 18 rebounds for Penn, while Jaaber and Grandieri posted career highs in points with 31 and 17, respectively...
Penn could have the opportunity to clinch a share of the title and that, along with the crowd at The Palestra, should provide the Quakers with the focus necessary to run away with this contest...
...little too late to express the frustration that comes from being the favored squad in three out of four home games over the past two weekends, but watching early sluggishness leave the team trailing at halftime in each contest only to be outscored by only one opponent in the second half...