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Cornell has some nice pieces, but needs more points from the block to crack the upper echelon...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: BASKETBALL '06 IN LEHMAN’S TERMS: Around the Ivies | 11/14/2006 | See Source »

...Harvard passes, ensured that the period would end in a deadlock.After the Big Red’s impressive defensive showing to end the first frame, Harvard responded by tightening its defense in the second. With the offense utilizing an aggressive forecheck and the defense putting itself in position to block many of Cornell’s shots, just two offerings made their way to Richter for the duration of the period.“They played very well defensively,” said Big Red coach Mike Schafer of the Crimson effort. “We didn?...

Author: By Daniel J. Rubin-wills, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson’s Lead Disappears at End | 11/13/2006 | See Source »

...ensured that the period would end in a deadlock.After the Big Red’s impressive defensive showing at the end of the first frame, Harvard responded by tightening its defense in the second. With the offense utilizing an aggressive forecheck and the defense putting itself in position to block many of Cornell’s shots, just two offerings made their way to Richter for the duration of the period.“They played very well defensively,” said Big Red coach Mike Schafer. “We didn’t get that many chances...

Author: By Daniel J. Rubin-wills, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Heartbreak in Ithaca | 11/11/2006 | See Source »

...victory party for Minnesota's first African-American congressman, Keith Ellison, took place at a trendy nightclub in Minneapolis's downtown warehouse district. Down the block from a glitzy sex shop, Trocaderos is the kind of place where both gays and straights look to get picked up, either at the bar or on the dance floor. But on this occasion, the floor was packed with enthusiastic supporters of Ellison, who also happens to be the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Congress...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Muslim-Liberal Coalition | 11/11/2006 | See Source »

...Others are more blunt. "If the U.S. withdraws, Iran takes over - it is as simple as that," says Dr. Mehdi al-Hafed, a prominent MP from former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's secular block and one of Iraq's most respected politicians. "The Americans have to ask themselves if such an outcome is acceptable to them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Rumsfeld's Resignation Is Playing in Iraq | 11/9/2006 | See Source »

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