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...separation of church and state in America means somehow that faith should have no role in public life.” Obama’s statement was met with much criticism—people complained that he was compromising the constitutional separation of religion and political action in an attempt to cater to the Christian right...
...riding an explosives-laden motorcycle targeted recruits outside Baghdad's Police Academy, leaving some 28 dead. The spike in violence comes as the U.S. prepares to reduce its troop numbers here from 140,000 to 128,000 by September. It also follows Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's attempt to cobble together a semblance of pan-Iraqi political solidarity. He has made an overture of reconciliation to low-level former members of the Baath Party, which ruled Iraq under Saddam Hussein. It was explicitly not offered to Ezzat Ibrahim al-Douri, Saddam's former Vice President, who remains in hiding...
...scrum in front of the net. As Rory Pedrick was driving towards the crease, the ball was poked out of his stick and into the air. Pike was unaware as the ball bounced precariously near the goal line. Two defenders converged on the ball, but in an attempt to secure the ground ball, it was accidentally knocked into the goal. At the start of the third period, UMass added another goal, this one by attacker Art Kell, to extend its lead to 5-1. “We have a lot of confidence in our defense; we just didn?...
...Saturday night, with a must-win tension surrounding the Crimson players, the traveling Bears played to their best ability in a tight 2-0 win filled with frequent whistles and frequent shots.But the match’s turning point did not come on a whistle, but rather on an attempt by Harvard co-captain Jimmy Fraser with 7:37 left in the first period. Taking the puck past neutral and into Bears territory, Fraser fired a shot to the right of Brown freshman goalie Michael Clemente. The puck hit the post and seemingly dropped into the net before bouncing...
...minutes into the game, Leffelman tried to bank in a lay-up, but senior forward Evan Harris rose and swatted the attempt just before it reached the backboard...