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...Likewise Clinton, Obama and John McCain have beaten each other up over Pakistan. The central government's inability to control al-Qaeda in its northwestern tribal territories, and concerns over Islamabad's nuclear arsenal, make handling relations with the country a particularly tricky problem. Hence the tumult over Barack Obama's fairly mainstream assertion that he would strike "high-value" terror targets in Pakistan if the leadership there could not. The confusion over when and whether to intervene across sovereign borders shows how little light has been shed on America's policy for responding to weak-state threats during...
...t.As Markley thought aloud about these questions on her year off, one coach was prepared to listen. And, as it turned out, that same coach prepared to offer Markley another chance at playing college basketball.Harvard coach Kathy Delaney-Smith had taken an initial interest in Markley, but Princeton had beaten her to the punch and gotten the forward’s attention very early on in the recruiting process. Nearly two years later, Delaney-Smith expressed interest once again—this time, in different terms.“A lot of people didn’t understand, but when...
...much more disciplined if we think we’re going to beat teams down the stretch here. Tonight we were lucky.”Skill, however, played just as important a role as luck, as Richter surrendered just two goals and the Harvard penalty kill was beaten only once. On a night when there seemed to be an endless supply of loose pucks in front of the Crimson net, especially during the tail end of the second and third periods, the Harvard defense played well enough to minimize the damage, preventing the Tigers from cashing in on rebounds...
...transgender activists around the country. On Friday, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force released a statement saying, in part, "Our hearts go out to Lawrence's family - and to all young lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender kids who are - right now, right this minute - being bullied and beaten in school while adults look the other way." Another group, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) called for passage of the Matthew Shepard Act, which would dramatically increase the power of the federal government to prosecute hate crimes...
...detention, Khalil said he was kept in a small windowless room and beaten with batons, including two that had electrified wires sticking out the end. "I saw what looked like a metal bed frame," he says in the report. "It was the same size as a normal single bed, but it was placed on a platform with steps up to it. The bed had straps fitted at the top and bottom, presumably for tying people on to it. There was a wheel to change the angle of the bed to lift it up or down. There were spikes...