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...warring parties in the east can be distilled into three main groups: the Congolese army; a breakaway faction composed mainly of Tutsis, led by a former general, Joseph Nkunda; and an outlaw militia, the Democratic Liberation Forces of Rwanda (FDLR), led by the same Interahamwe Hutu extremists who committed the 1994 genocide of Tutsis in neighboring Rwanda...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Glimmer of Hope in Africa | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

...play came in the second—the only period in which her Eagles outshot Harvard. She nabbed sophomore Liza Ryabkina’s long slapshot on a power play with a beauty of a glove save, and a few minutes later, she stymied senior Sarah Wilson on a breakaway chance...

Author: By Kate Leist, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SIDEBAR:Schaus is Hero Again for Boston College, Stifles Crimson on Way to Championship | 2/11/2009 | See Source »

...Yisrael Beitenu has risen swiftly since Lieberman created it in 1999 as a breakaway from the right-wing Likud Party, which he thought was making too many concessions to Palestinians. In the 2003 elections, the party took seven seats, with backing mainly in Israel's large Russian-speaking immigrant community. By the 2006 elections, he had broadened its base, winning 11 seats. Now, according to polls, he could gather up to 20 seats, bumping Labor, one of Israel's classic founding parties, into fourth place. Netanyahu's Likud Party is expected to win 25 to 27 seats, and Livni...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Right-Winger Emerges as Israel's Kingmaker | 2/10/2009 | See Source »

...Harvard caught a break with 8:08 to play, as Yale’s Samantha MacLean was whistled after she tripped up Brine on a breakaway chance...

Author: By Kate Leist, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Edges Out Bulldogs | 2/9/2009 | See Source »

...Chute received the puck at the left post but couldn’t poke it past Ladiges’ pads. Just over a minute later, Vaillancourt fed her linemate a long pass and sent Chute on a breakaway. Good defensive pressure and a body save from Ladiges halted the opportunity...

Author: By Kate Leist, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Edges Out Bulldogs | 2/9/2009 | See Source »

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