Word: requesting
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...left Lynah not wishing that I was clad in red, but that there were more dressed in crimson, even at Bright. And wanting to make a public service request: Guys in sections A-E, if you make the trip to Boston in January, please keep your shirts...
...ritual fish toss as Harvard skated out for warm-ups was tamer—and cuddlier—than it had been in years past. Upon the request of Schafer and athletic department officials, many fans instead threw stuffed animals as part of a holiday toy drive for underprivileged children...
Since failure to meet academic criteria established by the athlete’s school is not outside of an individual’s control, Cremarosa’s request will likely be rejected by staff at the NCAA office, Campbell-McGovern said, unless he and his representatives from Harvard can establish a compelling reason why he ought to be extended the exception...
...message," says Free Congress Foundation chairman Paul Weyrich. Earlier this month Frist staged a 39-hour talkathon on the Senate floor to harangue the Democrats on the judges they blocked. The gabfest infuriated Daschle, who claimed Frist double-crossed him. Daschle had agreed to Frist's request to keep the Senate working through Veterans Day so it would have more time to clear its usual backlog. Only later did he learn that Frist also planned to use the week's extra time for a Republican telethon to promote conservative justices. Daschle dismissed it as a "colossal waste of time...
...Kennedy voted for that benefit last summer. The sticking points now involve matters of Democratic Party theology, and they require a brief explanation. Medicare currently is a fee-for-service program, which means it works the way old-fashioned medicine did--essentially, you get whatever services you request. This is fabulously expensive and bound to grow more so as the baby boomers retire. Most Republicans and many moderate Democrats want to restrain costs by moving toward a system of managed care--which is what most non-elderly Americans now receive through HMOs and preferred-physician networks. The Medicare bill contains...