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...presenting himself as the true conservative in the race (although he, like Whitman and Campbell, is socially moderate). If Whitman prevails in the June primary, she will probably face former Democratic governor Jerry Brown next November. Polls show that if the election were held today, Brown would defeat the GOP nominee soundly...
...Derian, a professor of political science at Brown University who recently finished a documentary on HTS, and whose friend and colleague Michael Bhatia was killed in Afghanistan (one of three HTS social scientists to die on duty), says, "The emphasis in previous wars has been more about how you defeat the enemy by controlling territory" but that recently, "the center of gravity shifted to a psychological territory." HTS is a clear indication that the Pentagon has realized that in order to win the wars of the 21st century, cultural knowledge will need to be integrated into combat operations...
...lead to one, the Harvard men’s hockey team (1-8-2, 1-5-2 ECAC) was not able to overcome the No. 10 Eagles (9-3-2, 6-3-2 Hockey East) Wednesday night, giving up a 3-2 loss at Bright Hockey Center. The defeat extends Harvard’s winless streak to 10 games...
...spectacular play of co-captain Jeremy Lin, Harvard men’s basketball (7-2) traveled to nearby Conte Forum Wednesday night and took advantage of a dominant interior presence to defeat Boston College, 74-67, in a repeat of the Crimson’s stunning upset of the Eagles (6-3) last season...
Several BC players had admitted to experiencing a mental letdown in last January’s loss—which came a few days after a defeat of then-No. 1 North Carolina—and vowed to make amends. For much of the first half, their promise came true...