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...have a shot, especially the way our bats are going.”HARVARD 13, PRINCETON 12In a game that seemed like it would never end, Stack-Babich once again provided the heroics for the Crimson. Stack-Babich had six hits in the 17-inning nightcap, but none bigger than his walk-off single to win the game for Harvard, 13-12, over the Tigers. The victory for the Crimson came nearly four-and-a-half hours after the first pitch was thrown. In the bottom of the 17th inning with Harvard down, 12-11, senior Matt Rogers tied...
...this grim economic environment. Moreover, studies show the long-term economic and financial benefits of hosting the Olympics are debatable at best. Montreal, for instance, failed to pay the debt it incurred hosting the 1976 Games until 2006. Still, the Chicago bid's proponents are confident. "The Olympics is bigger than Mayor Daley," Daley said earlier this week, referring to himself in the third person. "This is about the vision for the city. This is about transforming the city." As for the protests, Olympic organizers have no choice but to put the best face on the situation. "If they want...
...aflutter. Turks see Obama's visit as proof of his commitment to building bridges with the Muslim world, as well as a reflection of the new administration's desire to have Turkey - with a Muslim majority but officially secular, democratic and a candidate for E.U. entry - play a much bigger role in the wider region...
...worth noting, of course, that even had the more dovish Livni been in charge, peace with the Palestinians would not be achieved anytime soon. That's because political divisions on the Palestinian and Arab side are an even bigger mess than the hawkish Netanyahu's hodgepodge coalition of ultranationalist hard-liners like Lieberman and longtime peace negotiators like his Defense Minister, Labor Party leader Barak...
...weapons systems, while the next-biggest research spender - Britain - spends just 9%, and many other NATO members spend "nil - that's zero [on military research], according to Jonathan Eyal, Director of International Security Studies at the Royal United Services Institute in London. Although the EU's economy is slightly bigger than that of the U.S., Europe "remains an absolute dwarf when it comes to any military activity," says Eyal...