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...Nistelrooy anywhere near the box. "You don't even know he's there," he says of the Dutch striker. "You turn around and the ball's in the back of the net." And Van Nistelrooy will have Real Madrid teammates Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder in support, along with Arsenal's Robin van Persie...
...impact of such restrictions would be huge: fewer than one in five line-ups taking to the pitch in last season's English Premier League would have complied with the proposed limits. Arsenal, Chelsea's crosstown rivals from North London, regularly fields an all-foreign team...
...whether the truce will hold is likely to happen in the coming days as Iraqi forces begin to move from the streets into buildings around Sadr City to search for the militia's heavy weapons. It remains unclear just how willing the Mahdi Army is to give up its arsenal of rockets and mortars. And animosities linger between Iraqi troops and militiamen. The fighting between the two sides in recent weeks was bloody and bitter. Al-Freiji at least is worried that the Iraqi army troops might lash out at either residents or elements of the Mahdi Army...
That's a good instinct, and this new weapon in the arsenal of equality is a good thing. But how far should we take it? This law forbids the use of genetic information garnered in blood tests. But your genes affect your life in many ways. To avoid all the controversy around the concept of "intelligence," let's consider a slightly different concept called "talent." Is it unfair that Yo-Yo Ma can play cello better than I can? Or that people hire Frank Gehry instead of me when they want a beautiful building, or that Warren Buffett...
...long time ago, and I think I had the advantage of being young and having nothing to lose,” Cross says. “I think that I have the potential to beat her again, but it would definitely take everything in my arsenal to pull it out.” To beat one of the Italian women, Cross must duel flawlessly while utilizing her greatest strength, which according to her coach and teammates is her competitive spirit and intensity.“Her greatest asset is her competitiveness, her desire to win,” Brand says...