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...threat posed by a “murderous dictator” whose oil pipelines his company made millions repairing only four years ago. The secretary of defense can accuse Iraq of supporting al Qaeda while even the CIA has denied any evidence of such a link. The president can amass troops around Iraq’s borders while assuring the public he is a patient man and hasn’t made up his mind. Iraq’s offers to readmit weapons inspectors can be dismissed as “manipulative” while U.S. attempts to avoid...
...school where friendship often intersects with politics, money, status and power. As such, it’s not always so clear how much—or how little—we think of our fellow classmates. And so we amass acquaintances at Harvard, thanks to a combination of tolerance, ambition and Cambridge-specific social demands. In an effort to survive in this cutthroat atmosphere, we keep our friends close but our enemies closer. Rumor has it that Harvard students get a lot nicer and a lot more tolerable once they graduate. Go figure—removed from this academically...
...rest, as they say, is history. In 1995, Mira landed an Academy Award for her breakout role in Woody Allen’s Mighty Aphrodite. From there, she went on to amass a genre-defying collection of credits, including dramatic turns in Summer of Sam and At First Sight, rough-and-tumble action roles in Mimic and The Replacement Killers and comedic romps like Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion...
Harvard’s top 20 finish is even more impressive considering that the Crimson only brought two competitors to NCAAs this year—sophomore John Cole and junior Dan Shevchik. Between the two Ivy phenoms, Harvard was able to amass more points than teams with two, three, or four times as many entrants...
Playing in the No. 2 spot, Bullock slowly but steadily controlled play during a match that featured lengthy points and let calls. The Kingston, Jamaica native exhibited the mental toughness that has enabled him to amass a personal 7-1 record this season, with his lone defeat occurring during an 8-1 loss to Trinity that was a debacle for the entire team...