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...industry, “the curbside carriers’ safety performance is no better and no worse than traditional carriers.” Still, he insisted that the administration will keep an eye on Fung Wah, with “driver qualifications, including English proficiency, being something we will watch as we move forward.” The president of Fung Wah, Pei Liang, did not return requests for comment...
...said. “I told him that he could certainly ask, but that I couldn’t promise anything.” So he joined the team with seemingly dim hopes of ever playing a meaningful match. Though his play was not the prettiest to watch, once on his coaches’ radar Denenberg had the opportunity to showcase his drive: a most important trait, but the toughest to recruit. And showcase it he did, often to the point of distancing himself from his teammates. “I didn’t get along with my teammates...
...endure the insult of the Ivy League championship trophy being presented at halftime to Yale’s football team, which split the league title with Princeton. The crowd roared when Bulldogs football coach Jack Siedlecki announced that the real reason the team was there was to watch Yale beat Harvard again—an allusion to his squad’s 34-13 win in Cambridge this past November—and then watched gleefully as the Bulldogs (12-11, 8-2) dismantled Harvard over the final 20 minutes...
...Iraq. Unlike many, Obama has opposed this war since the beginning. "Wasted" is a strong word, but not an inaccurate one if you believe the war was wrong. (In fact, the verb "to waste" became a synonym for killing during Vietnam.) But Obama, like every other politician, has to watch his words, and must temper any sincere expression of horror and dismay, or he will be accused of not "supporting the troops...
...face-to-face process that inherently involves intimidation and peer-pressure. If a half-dozen co-workers show up at your door (these cards can be signed anywhere) asking you to sign a pro-union petition, it’s hard to say no. Not only could union bosses watch as workers vote on unionization, they could also “explain” (read: misrepresent) workers’ rights and even control the actual cards...