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...always so quiet in this tiny rural community of 730 in central Texas where former President George W. Bush has maintained a ranch since 1999. Four years ago, there were some who wondered if the noise would ever stop. The President's five-week summer vacation at his ranch brought the turmoil over the Iraq war into every corner of Crawford. Led by Cindy Sheehan, a California mother who had lost her son in Iraq and swore she wouldn't leave Crawford until she met with the President, hundreds of activists flocked to the town. International camera crews and celebrities...
There are two main reasons for regret - one practical and one symbolic. The practical point is best made by the phrase: the West made them do it. Yes, some of the countries on the brink of collapse have brought disaster on themselves. Places such as Latvia and Bulgaria have run massive current-account deficits and are now paying the price. But the ability to borrow and spend so much comes, in part, because the countries had opened up their capital accounts and sold off their banks to Western Europe at the E.U.'s urging. Financial liberalization and free trade were...
...this scenario may turn out better than expected. The Crimson had been named the team to beat in the Ivy League by Baseball America for three years prior to 2008, but each year, the squad failed to live up to the lofty expectations and clinch the crown. Last season brought no relief, as Harvard posted a dismal 10-30 record after starting the season 1-22. This spring, the Crimson is ready to redeem itself. “Last year we were pretty complacent, and this year we’ve been working really hard,” captain Harry...
...recently played against St. Lawrence, and I don’t think they brought us their best game,” Vaillancourt said. “If we play them in the final, they will definitely bring their best game, and it’s going to be a really tough game to play...
...It’s a really cool alternative route of reaching people...who maybe aren’t naturally brought into Hillel,” Gillette says...