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...Polish parliament), now a manageable four hold the floor. For the first time since the end of communism, voters reaffirmed the ascendancy of Poland's economic conservatives. The post-communist left has now failed to win in two successive votes. Yet Tusk, 50, is keenly aware of the challenges ahead. His party has no experience in power, and he has been criticized by the opposition for being a "media star" without substance. "If the aim of government is not to disturb much, then he is a good PM," jokes Jaroslaw Flis, a political commentator at Krakow's Jagiellonian University...
...Despite the cautiously optimistic assessments offered by Petraeus and Crocker, many Iraqis remain pessimistic about the weeks and months ahead. The country is still reeling from the fresh wave of violence brought on by Maliki's disastrous military offensive against Sadr's militia that began in Basra two weeks ago. On Tuesday, Sadr City - the sprawling Baghdad Shi'ite slum that is the capital's largest neighborhood and a stronghold of the Mahdi Army - remained locked down as fighting continued between militia fighters and Iraqi and American forces. Politicians from a number of parties warned of an impending humanitarian crisis...
...when we lose.” After a rocky start, the Crimson found itself a length down to the leaders. “We just got absolutely killed at the start,” Kitovitz said. “That allowed some of the boats to move and get ahead of us.” However, about 300-400 meters into the race, the varsity eight found its rhythm and walked back on the field. A long sprint at the end of the race allowed Harvard to move up into third position for a time of 5:43.89. Washington...
...different Crimson players found the back of the net. Senior Caroline Simmons, junior Sarah Bancroft, and freshman Jess Halpern each contributed two goals, while captain Natalie Curtis added the first tally on the day. The Crimson stayed neck-and-neck with the Quakers in the first, pulling ahead 5-4 on a Halpern score with 9:37 to go. But Penn’s offense began to break through when Quaker senior Chelsea Kocis tied the game at 5-5 with 8:15 left in the half, opening the floodgates as the first of four straight Penn goals to close...
...first time in competition, running five close races with defending NCAA champion Brown on the Seekonk River in Providence on Saturday. In the headline race, the first varsity eight, a malfunction deprived the race of official times, but the No. 11 Bears pulled across with a four-seat margin, ahead of the No. 13 Black and White. The first novice eight impressed in the first race of the day, holding off the rowers on home waters, seizing an early lead by as much as two seats before ultimately finishing a mere 0.6 seconds behind Brown’s time...