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...number of Shi'ite politicians, is often targeted by Sunni insurgents; Sunday morning it was the accidental victim of other Shi'ites. In an interview with the BBC, Gen. David Petraeus, commander of the U.S.-led coalition forces in Iraq, said that he believed that Iran was behind the assault on the Green Zone. Petraeus and the U.S. military have been blaming Iran's Quds special forces for masterminding Shi'ite militia violence against...
...lights flicker. Upon the elapse of some decent, manageable labor, she pushes out her baby with honest grunts. While that may be true for some, for most women natural childbirth is one of the most violent physical traumas they will ever experience, bar a serious accident or grievous assault. The average length of labor for a first-time mother is anything from seven to 12 hours, but it can easily be 20 hours or more. During that time, she is wracked by contractions - a euphemism that doesn't even come close to conveying the violent spasms that take hold when...
...fights against a culture of sexual violence may sound like the ideal romantic partner, but according to Matthew G. Kessler ’09, many males find sexual assault awareness demasculinizing.“A lot of guys equate being aware with being crybabies,” he saidKessler first became involved with efforts to raise sexual assault awareness his freshman year, and now he is an active member of the fledging group Harvard Men Against Rape (HMAR).“It’s an issue that most men tend to not pay attention to, and I think it?...
...seem to be a road to the White House for any candidate who opposes the war in Iraq as well as higher taxes, the war on drugs as well as higher spending, restrictions on privacy as well as restrictions on guns. That's a real "freedom agenda," a true assault on big government, and while it clearly spoke to some angry dudes with high-speed web connections and time on their hands, it's just as clearly not where America stands today. Paul didn't have a lot of company on the House floor when he rose recently to complain...
...former workplace. She writes, “I am stepping down from your finance committee so I can speak for myself…The Obama campaign is attacking me to hurt you. I won’t let that happen.” So, having issued her blunt rhetorical assault, the closest thing Clinton has to a historical precedent can only bring herself to apologize for a political misstep—not a personal prejudice revealed...