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When Helvenston was killed, Blackwater was expanding its business in Iraq from being just bodyguards. The company wanted to make a bid to take over security for convoys delivering kitchen supplies to U.S. military bases in Iraq. The families claim that Helvenston and the others were on one of the first such missions, put together hastily and on the cheap to impress their prospective client--a few contractors up the chain--the U.S. Army. Time has obtained the first eyewitness testimony given under oath that describes the events leading up to that convoy. In a 194-page sworn deposition filed...
...generated plenty of chances, but Clarkson goaltender David Leggio made 37 saves to preserve a 2-1 Golden Knights victory. The tournament elimination effectively ended the Crimson’s season, as Harvard’s sub-.500 non-conference record essentially precludes any possibility of an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Crimson had made it to the NCAA Tournament five seasons in a row. “Everybody can say that we left everything out there, there’s no doubt about that,” senior goaltender Justin Tobe said...
...contention. But the experienced collegiate fencer knows that entering just nine into the national round of play makes winning the title nearly impossible. Competing against squads with 12 fencers in the national pool puts Harvard at a deep disadvantage.While the Crimson has a chance to have two at-large bids in the form of junior captain and saber Samantha Parker and freshman foil Arielle Pensler, neither will know until tomorrow.Even if they do get the bids, the squad will have to overcome a large deficit—each fencer makes a world of difference in national competition...
...Party morphed into an “in it to win it” race for the White House. How about the race to properly control the Senate or Congress? I know I should blame the dozens of politicians who have thrown in their hat toward a White House bid, but the madness has permeated our campus...
...daCosta, "It is incredible for any church to even tolerate homosexuality and survive in Nigeria. Your church would be dead in the water." Akinola, however, has proven himself in the past to be a brave man. He took a strong and important stance against Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo's bid for an extraconstitutional third term. He needs to be brave again and speak out against the penalties in the Nigerian bill. If he truly has concerns about human rights, he should express them with vigor. Failure to do so ought to prompt his new Virginian congregants to give a second...