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...ability to pay the rent to a large degree was affected by the restaurant. Unfortunately, the restaurant fell behind, and that in turn infringed upon our ability to pay Harvard," he said in April...
...opening play of Holy Cross's second drive in the third quarter, Kern and Scherrer teamed up again for the first Crusader turnover of the day. Upon penetrating the backfield, Kern downed Crusader back Giancarlo Cerrigone, and the ball popped up towards the hands of Scherrer. Showing quick reflexes, Scherrer grabbed hold of the ball and returned it three yards to the Crusader 18. The play would lead to Harvard's second touchdown...
When George W. Bush needed a little help recently, he didn't hesitate to prevail upon a friend who used to be an enemy. Trying to persuade competing television networks to carry the presidential debates Bush had proposed on NBC and CNN, W.'s aides turned to John McCain, chairman of the powerful Senate Commerce Committee, for help. Bush wanted McCain and his House counterpart, Tom Bliley, to use their influence with the networks their committees oversee to coax them into broadcasting their rivals' programming. McCain declined. After all, it was only seven months ago that Bush, in a desperate...
...However, second-year coach John Kerr looks forward to harnessing the potential of Harvard's young guns and combining it with the steady leadership of the team's returning starters to improve upon last year's 6-9-2 (3-4-0 Ivy) season...
...Wish Upon a Star As befitted an evening of heavyweight entertainment industry support for the Democrats, the musicians were introduced by a plethora of movie stars. Some, such as Michael Douglas, Jessica Lange and Harrison Ford, showed seasoned chops in blending introductions and political endorsements. Lange spoke to the need of women to protect Roe v. Wade; a downbeat Ford expressed his belief that Gore is committed to campaign finance reform, and that the exorbitant sums both parties raise could instead be channeled to the causes that really need and deserve such money...