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...Republican abandoning the usual G.O.P. talking points has been Huckabee, who has sounded a more populist tone. "One thing a presidential candidate ought to be doing is acknowledging the 800-lb. gorilla that's in the room with us," he says. "It's astonishing to me when I hear the people in our party just act as if the economy is doing superb, and there's no issue to worry about. Too many Americans potentially could go into foreclosure on their homes. That has a rippling effect on the economy." Huckabee's prescriptions for giving the economy a quick boost...
...Crimson (0-4) competed without freshman Corey Jantzen (141 lbs.), who was recovering from a sprained knee, forcing it to forfeit the 141-lb. weight class for the length of the three-meet tournament. The team was also without junior Andrew Flanagan (165 lbs.) due to a high ankle sprain that has repeatedly sidelined him this season...
...Ryan Arena on the campus of Northwestern University this Saturday, with two advancing to the second day of competition. Freshman Corey Jantzen, returning from an ankle injury that sidelined him for almost a month, put up the most impressive performance for Harvard. Wrestling as the eighth seed at 141 lb., Jantzen blazed through the first two rounds by notching two major decisions before facing top seed Alex Tsirtsis of Iowa, eventually defeating him in an 8-3 win. On the second day, Jantzen’s run was halted by fifth seed Dan DeClore of Iowa in a close match...
...Connor, ranked third in the nation at 149 lbs., put a stop to Harvard’s losing streak when he defeated Mitch Smith of Hofstra in a close 4-2 decision. Senior Bobby Latessa followed O’Connor with a high-scoring match at 157 lb. but fell short, 12-7. Senior Matt Button was shut out in his bout at 165 lbs., and sophomore Frankie Colletta lost in an 8-3 decision to No. 13 Alton Lucas at 174 lb. The Crimson finally showed some fight at 184 and 197, stringing together two straight victories from Caputo...
When pigs fly, you say? Well, that already happened seven years ago, when a woman brought her 300-lb. potbellied pig on US Airways and flew with it, first class, from Philadelphia to Seattle. So there's still hope...