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Zambrano offers another surprising postseason weapon: he's perhaps the best-hitting pitcher in the game. This season, he hit .337 with 4 home runs, and in all, he has smacked 16 home runs over an 8-year career. "It's nice to have that type of bat," notes Towers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Five Reasons the Cubs Will Win the Series | 10/1/2008 | See Source »

But even if such attacks could potentially give McCain a brief boost, it's not at all clear that they would help for the long haul. After all, since midsummer, the Arizona Senator has effectively dominated the day-to-day media narrative through a series of surprising, bold and, to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's Behind McCain's Nosedive | 10/1/2008 | See Source »

Now, the secret is exposed. The American economy is facing a crisis unprecedented in modern times only by the Great Depression. Secretary Paulson is demanding our trust along with a $700 billion check—we should give him neither. It is illogical and rash to grant Paulson $700 billion...

Author: By Nafees A. Syed | Title: Hank Paulson: CEO of America | 9/29/2008 | See Source »

The fate of the $700 billion financial bailout bill is in limbo, following today's surprising and dramatic defeat of the delicately negotiated plan in the House, by a 228-205 vote. With the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeting (it declined by more than 700 points), President Bush and congressional...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bailout Defeated, Blame Flies, Wall Street Tanks | 9/29/2008 | See Source »

All good things must come to an end. On Saturday night, Harvard (3-3-3, 0-1-0 Ivy), for the first time in six games, lost a game. Penn (4-3-1, 1-0-0 Ivy) dominated on the offensive end, putting two of its 12 shots past stalwart...

Author: By Walter E. Howell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Unbeaten Streak Ends in Philly | 9/28/2008 | See Source »

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