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...went. (I am harvesting this material from a new biography, "An Honest President: The Life and Presidencies of Grover Cleveland," by H. Paul Jeffers, and from Paul F. Boller, Jr.'s "Presidential Campaigns"). Cleveland was accused of draft-dodging during the Civil War. Blaine got identified with the line about "Rum, Romanism and Rebellion," which backfired and hurt him badly among the urban Catholics he needed in the close race. As historian Horace Samuel Merrill wrote: "The depiction of Blaine as an unrestrained public plunderer and Cleveland as town drunk and debaucher was just a part of the material used...
...these accolades came in the little-respected Ivy League, but then senior linebacker Isaiah Kacyvenski got all the confirmation he needed with one phone call in April. Fourth-round pick in the NFL draft, No. 119 overall, by the Seattle Seahawks. Now he has another title--highest draft pick in school history...
...currently at minicamp and is encouraging his former teammates who are also trying to make it in the NFL, Chris Eitzmann (Patriots) and Mike Sands (Steelers). Kacyvenski has the best shot of the three to make the roster because he was drafted, rather than signed as a free agent after the draft. His contract has not been worked out yet but should be in order by the beginning of July...
...This is a radical change in policy that restricts our freedom," Miller told The Crimson after the draft of Harvard's new policy was released...
...response to neighborhood concerns, Harvard has already moved the site once and redesigned architectural plans twice, the latest draft presented within the past week...