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Calderon faces political pressure to show he cares about poor people in the south, where Tabasco is located. (Many of the devastated houses in the floods were built by squatters on riverbanks and low-lying areas, a problem that has long exacerbated natural disasters across Mexico.) He won last year's election by a razor-thin margin with a largely middle-class support base in the industrial north. His rival Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, a Tabasco native who champions the poor and downtrodden, claims Calderon fixed the election and tours the country calling himself the "legitimate president...
...previous games and control the rhythm of play on both ends of the pool.After its impressive first-half display essentially clinched the win, Harvard lost its sense of urgency in the second half and allowed the resilient Rams to creep back into the game.Missed opportunities on breakaways and poor shootting accuracy allowed a Fordham comeback that cut the lead down to three. Sophomore Spencer Livingston responded with two vital goals to seal the victory.The Crimson’s youngsters provided the majority of the offense against the Rams. Voith tallied a game-high four goals, Livingston added three, and sophomore...
Based on the title alone, “Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma’s Hung You In the Closet and I’m Feeling So Sad” doesn’t seem like it would represent tradition. But because of this play’s role in christening the New College Theatre—a gorgeous and deceptively large, if uncreatively named venue—much is made of the multiple generations of Harvard pedigree involved in the production, which runs through November...
...citizens can report rat sightings or get help keeping rats from entering their house. DPW also has a Web site with frequently asked questions about the pests, providing information like the weight of the heaviest rat found in Cambridge (1 and 1/3 pounds). But some citizens give the hotline poor reviews, telling the council that it did not follow up sufficiently on rat complaints. In October, Amy Todd told the council she called the hotline after having caught or found dead some 9 rats. She said she was “very impressed by the city’s initial...
...What is it going to take to get people’s confidence back?” Maher asks, referring to the relatively high percentage of poor and minority students that, he says, has given the Cambridge schools an unfairly low reputation among some local residents. “You listen to what parents say, you look at the educational leaders are saying, and you offer programs that people want...