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...incident since October's Bali attack, which killed 202. "I've given all those sons of bitches their only place in Mindanao for R. and R. and what do they do?" complained a weary Duterte over a double brandy at a Davao bar the night after the bombing. "They blew it. Literally...
...students who supported the right of both poets to speak cited artistic license and linguistic elasticity as reasons for reading their poems with a grain of salt. From the mouth of a politician (witness Trent Lott’s quick demise), a poem like “Somebody blew up America” would be defamation; in the voice of a poet, it remains shielded by the nomenclature of Art. As much as our experiences might teach us otherwise, more often than not our educations keep art in the safe harbor of the apolitical...
...performance off the ice was just as well remembered. After the Crimson blew a two-goal lead going into the overtime, Harvard coach Katey Stone credited Shewchuk’s inspirational words during the intermission for renewing the team’s confidence. Shewchuk was out to ensure her career wouldn’t end like the team’s heart-breaking overtime loss to Dartmouth a year before...
...member lower house of parliament. Death's Big Comeback MIDDLE EAST Renewed suicide bombing and the installation of a new Israeli hard-line coalition set back hopes for peace in the region. A member of the Palestinian group Hamas killed 15 people and injured 40 when he blew himself up on a bus in the port city of Haifa, the first such attack in two months. Shortly afterward, 11 Palestinians were killed and more than 100 wounded in a raid by Israeli troops on the Gaza refugee camp of Jabalya. Israeli officials denied accusations by the Palestinian Authority that...
...season. Cornell had been a thorn in the Crimson’s side of late, especially in the teams’ last two meetings. A year ago, Harvard needed double overtime to get past the Big Red by a 77-75 margin, while two weeks ago, the Crimson blew a 17-point halftime lead before pulling out a 77-71 victory...