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...Harvard men’s water polo team closed out a disappointing season with a rather disappointing effort this past weekend, taking sixth place at the Northern Division Championships held at MIT’s Al ’51 and Barrie Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center. After splitting a pair of games against MIT and Connecticut College on Saturday, the Crimson (5-12, 3-5 CWPA) started strong against Fordham yesterday afternoon, yet was not able to overcome multiple missed opportunities and an opportunistic Rams offense in a close defeat in the fifth-place game.The setback on Saturday morning...
Obama's victory certainly helps the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, because al-Maliki is looking to base his political appeal on being the man who got the U.S. out of Iraq (even though he still depends on its military presence). Dealing with a U.S. President committed to the same goal (rather than with President Bush, who had openly advocated a long-term U.S. military presence in Iraq) will certainly help a Prime Minister under pressure from both his own electorate and his influential neighbor, Iran, to refrain from authorizing an extended U.S. presence. Neutralizing the presence...
Despite some criticism of the government, the police, and its anti-terror division in particular, have been widely praised for preventing further attacks since 2005, when a second round of suicide bombings in Bali killed 20 people. Dozens of militants suspected of having ties to Jemaah Islamiah, the Al Qaeda-linked organization behind the Bali bombings, have been killed or detained. The hope is that Sunday's executions will discourage other would-be terrorists...
...fully up and flying until 2015. The former insurgents who joined the "Awakening" movement or neighborhood watch programs are being partially integrated into the Iraqi security forces, but this remains a point of tension amid continuing mutual mistrust between these Sunni groups and the Shi'ite-dominated government. Al-Qaeda in Iraq, meanwhile, continues to find sanctuary in and around the northern city of Mosul...
...could be tapped: In New York, the former Clinton appointee has distinguished himself as a keen reformer under Mayor Michael Bloomberg. An attorney by training, Klein has also shown himself adept at working with unlikely partners - union leaders as well as the Rev. Al Sharpton - and is a major proponent of charter schools, a keystone in Obama's education agenda...