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...Once he came back after the six games, he’s really helped us,” fellow freshman Brian Rogers said. “He’s really calm on the ball, has a great soccer IQ, he’s a physical presence—he’s huge—and his partnership with [sophomore defender Baba] Omosegbon has been one of our biggest strengths...

Author: By Scott A. Sherman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Freshman Picks Right Time To Step Up | 11/17/2009 | See Source »

...diplomats and Israeli defense officials. In its two years of existence, the security force, derisively termed "Dayton's men" by the Palestinians, has managed to soothe Israeli fears that it could be used as a resistance army against Israel and has impressed the Israelis with its willingness to enforce calm on the West Bank. But Dayton and others have warned that the force derives its motivation - and its ability to withstand charges by fellow Palestinians that it is doing Israel's work - from the belief that is the security nucleus of an emerging Palestinian state. Absent the prospect of imminent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Would Palestinian Forces Survive an Abbas Exit? | 11/17/2009 | See Source »

...without knowing how to look after themselves - and their charges. One of SBY's biggest priorities during his first term was overseeing a massive campaign to root out the Islamic militants who had conducted a series of deadly terror attacks since 2002. For four years, calm reigned in Indonesia. Yet just nine days after the President's re-election, fatal bombings at Jakarta hotels shattered any illusion that extremism had been eradicated. Raids on terror hideouts resulted in the killing of Noordin Top, the Malaysian militant who is believed to have orchestrated the bombings. But questions remain about how Southeast...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Indonesia's President Promises Huge Annual Growth | 11/16/2009 | See Source »

...Thoroughly taken aback, I tried to get out that all I wanted was an idea of when I’d be able to leave so that I could plan my day. Frustrated, I trudged back to my room, and a nurse had to be sent in to calm me down. The daytime physician arrived two hours later, and in comparison our interaction was as pleasant as could...

Author: By Sanders I. Bernstein | Title: Ill Will | 11/13/2009 | See Source »

Sullenberger was lauded by speakers including the Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes, Harvard Foundation Director S. Allen Counter, and Undergraduate Council President Andrea R. Flores ’10, who all recognized the captain for his calm heroism under the most intense of circumstances...

Author: By Jacob Cedarbaum, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Group Honors Heroic Pilot | 11/12/2009 | See Source »

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