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While some La Familia bosses were arrested in Mexico this week, most if not all those captured in the 15-state roundup in the U.S. were lower-level traffickers and enforcers. Still, it was a biblical blow to an unusually efficient and violent organization that considers itself on a narco-mission from...
...Uruguay last week to scrape through the qualifying tournament for next year's World Cup in South Africa. It was a moment of desperate relief after months of abysmal performances that had all of Argentina anxious that their team might miss its first World Cup since 1970, a devastating blow for national pride that not even the country's deep love for Maradona could have survived...
...year-old men do not just climb into their pyjamas and go to sleep on the sofa, never to wake up again," she wrote. "Whatever the cause of death is, it is not, by any yardstick, a natural one." Gately's death, she added, was also a "blow to the happy-ever-after myth of civil partnerships." (See pictures: "Gay Rights: Stonewall to Prop...
...country's ruling conservative party have voiced concerns over the mere appearance of nepotism in the affair, while others have admitted they feel Jean isn't yet qualified for such a job. A decision to stand down would be a stunning humiliation to the Elysée - and a blow to Jean's otherwise impressive start in politics. But with over two months remaining before the EPAD board votes, the pressure on the Sarkozys has only begun to build...
...sixth offensive play, as junior quarterback Collier Winters connected with senior wide receiver Matt Luft for seven yards. But Harvard quickly returned to the ground assault, calling two plays for Gordon that brought the ball to the five-yard line, setting up Scales for the knockout blow. The rookie took the handoff and was barely touched as he marched into the endzone with 8:22 remaining in the first quarter, giving the Crimson an early 7-0 lead that it would not surrender...