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...Senate's more subtle pro-choice campaign will be tricky to pull off because it won't mesh with the high-volume voices of outside groups opposed to the nomination. A national coalition including the country's two largest pro-choice groups, NARAL Pro-Choice America and Planned Parenthood, launched ads in Rhode Island, Maine and on national cable last week. NARAL has launched a grassroots campaign among 27 affiliates around the country timed for the Senate's Thanksgiving recess that will target members by requesting meetings, writing letters to editors and circulating petitions...
...Harvard men’s swimming and diving team headed to Columbia on Friday night looking to stretch its dual-meet winning streak to 13. The number, however, proved to be unlucky for the Crimson. The Lions won nine of the last 11 races to pull away with a 160.5-139.5 victory over Harvard, which had not lost a dual meet since the 2003-2004 season. The Columbia meet provided a study in contrasts with the Crimson’s contest against Cornell and Dartmouth the previous weekend. In that meet, Harvard came out slowly to fall behind Cornell...
...Crimson trailed 28-17 with 5:59 remaining in the first half after ASU’s Shantae Roberts completed a three-point play to cap off a 9-2 run. Rather than repeat Friday’s meltdown, the Crimson reeled off its own 11-3 run to pull within 30-28 before halftime. During the run, senior guard Laura Robinson poured in seven points, including a three-pointer to cut the lead to six. Robinson finished the game with a career-high 18 points, and co-captain Jess Holsey netted 12 of her own 18 points...
Crimson trailed 28-17 with 5:59 remaining in the first half after ASU’s Shantae Roberts completed a three-point play to cap off a 9-2 run. Rather than repeat Friday’s meltdown, the Crimson reeled off its own 11-3 run to pull within 30-28 before halftime...
...offers an intimate portrayal of a product that plays a likewise intimate role in our daily lives. But compelling non-fiction demands more than cold facts, and unfortunately, “The Google Story” is a repetitive panegyric that lacks the narrative drive necessary to pull readers onto the next page.Nevertheless, as a reference tool, the book is indispensable, and, regardless of style, provides truckloads of trivia, such as the genesis of the word “google.” To arrive at that household name, Brin and Page unintentionally misspelled the math term...