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...Round The World. Today, President Barack Obama’s forgettable and fumbled exchange with Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. ’76 has been relegated to a historical footnote and their subsequent reenactment assigned to the annals of White House lore. As a nation, we seem ready to both trivially group Barack Obama with Chester Arthur and Calvin Coolidge—predecessors who gave the oath another go—and direct future visitors to the White House Map Room to admire the fireplace before which history was made. This is political travesty of the first order...

Author: By Eric B. Lomazoff | Title: An Oath “Faithfully” Reenacted | 2/3/2009 | See Source »

...night came in a flash, just 18 seconds into the third period. Assisted by senior Kati Vaughn, the tally was scored on the last leg of a power play. Vaillancourt earned her seventh point after scoring the eighth and final goal of the night. While this may seem like a grand feat, this is not unprecedented for Vaillancourt, who has a career high of eight points in one game. HAPPY AND HEALTHY The Crimson has been plagued by injury throughout the season, but thanks to a long, hard exam period all team members are good to go. While some practical...

Author: By Alexandra E. Zimbler, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Vaillancourt Sparks Offense in Beanpot Opener | 2/3/2009 | See Source »

...foyer of the EU, the eight ton monstrosity takes the form of a model kit, with pieces intended to humorously represent each member country. The humor lies in the shocking nature of the stereotypes selected—Italy, for example, is depicted as a football pitch, whose players seem to be masturbating with their footballs...

Author: By Olivia M. Goldhill | Title: The Art of Tact | 2/3/2009 | See Source »

...down in his seventh-floor office to assume his new duties, he can count on the phone ringing off the hook - the Senate and House congressional intelligence committees will demand blood from anyone without a lily-white record. The pressure to join in a witch hunt is going to seem irresistible to Panetta...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The CIA Scandals: How Bad a Blow? | 2/3/2009 | See Source »

...Customer loyalty comes easily in a fashion movement that can seem to border on a cult. The company requires its sales clerks to model its wares, both in stores and on its website, and that has resulted in some of its retail staff developing their own fan bases. Most popular among them is Keiko Mizoe, 24, a staffer in the Shinjuku store with the flawless complexion of a porcelain doll. "When people started to call me Princess Keiko, I didn't like it and didn't know what to do," Mizoe confesses. "But then I started to think that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Princesses Preen in a Pauper Economy | 2/3/2009 | See Source »

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