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...beat back a barrage of attacks from Democrats who tried to bring the legislation closer to the tax package envisioned by the White House, which has criticized the Archer plan as not providing enough tax relief to the working poor and middle class. The legislation, however, suffered a surprising setback after a half dozen Republicans lined up with Democrats to defeat a provision which sought to impose new taxes on Indian gambling casinos. In other action, the committee rejected an attempt to increase cigarette taxes for health insurance for poor children and backed Archer's plan to eliminate ethanol subsidies...
...there. Using new radar images from Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory, astronomers from Cornell University determined that what the Defense Department's Clementine space probe showed as waves of frozen water is instead merely the rough surfaces of impact craters. If true, the news could mean a setback for space explorers hoping to use the ice to produce hydrogen and oxygen, the main components of rocket fuel. The team said its findings are more accurate than Clementine's, since the Arecibo Observatory has better resolution than the probe. But the existence of ice on the moon cannot be entirely ruled...
...prepared, however, for what was to come in the next five months. A roller coaster simply could not describe the ride which the Crimson endured. For every step forward there would be a step back, and for every high there would be a devastating low. Still, with each setback the team remained hopeful, knowing that the postseason had the power to erase all regular-season lapses...
Determined that the fall was simply a minor setback, I arrived on move-in day ready to dive into my Harvard career. However, by the time my crutches and I made it to Tercentenary Theater for opening convocation, I was ready to turn around and give up. In every way, Harvard just seemed so big, a place where, at best, I would anonymously blend in the with the crowd and where, at worst, I would be the slowpoke on crutches who was left behind in every activity...
SEOUL, South Korea: Efforts to establish a formal peace in Korea suffered a setback after a naval skirmish between North and South Korean gunboats Thursday. The North Korean vessel, which crossed into South Korean waters while escorting fishing vessels, fired three shots at the southern boat, which was on the scene to investigate the intrusion. The South Korean ship responded with two shots of its own, the South Korea's Defense Ministry said. No injuries were reported. But the incident was serious enough for South Korea to convene an emergency meeting of security-related Cabinet ministers. Although South Korean officials...