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...secret playoff is on for a successor to Ryutaro Hashimoto as the next Japanese prime minister. Whoever he is -- and there is a short list of front-runners, none of whom have Hashimoto's dynamic reputation -- he'll come from the ranks of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. And that's part of Japan's conundrum. Traditionally, there has been no serious alternative to the LDP. The Japanese public has been willing to elect members of rival parties into the weak Upper House as a form of protest, as they did on Sunday, but they're still reluctant...
...There is none of Michael Jordan's focused intensity. Instead, street lugers smirk and greet the camera as they prepare to peel down a hay-bale-lined hill at 63 m.p.h., just 5/16 of an inch from the ground. Like the cartoon version of Jordan's flu-plagued 1997 playoff performance, Lee Dansie rides with two broken ribs, qualifies for the finals and then jumps into the camera lens: "Hope I didn't hurt your ankles, cameraman dude...
...however, Harvard continues to savor the achievements of its groundbreaking season, which is less than three weeks removed. Like a newlywed couple, the Crimson entered unchartered territory this year, and it hopes its time in the elite company of playoff squads will continue next season and for many happy years to come...
...with its playoff hopes on the line as the regular season drew to a close, Harvard swept 6-4, 3-1 and 2-0 victories from ECAC opponents Boston College, Princeton and Yale, respectively, to clinch the eighth and final playoff spot in the ECAC Tournament...
Springer, a transfer from Division III Middlebury, stopped 37 UNH shots, including several breakaways by the Wildcats. Despite the final result of the playoff contest--a 2-1 overtime loss--it, like the loss to Northeastern in the Beanpot Final, was a clear indication that Harvard could compete with the strongest teams in the nation...