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Despite coming close on numerous shots, Massachusetts could not get the ball past Tassopoulos, who made some swift pad and stick saves between the pipes...

Author: By Jake I. Fisher, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Falls Just Short Against No. 10 UMass | 10/7/2009 | See Source »

...documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 created a firestorm of antiwar and anti-Bush sentiment, while thousands of civilian protesters have staged "die-ins" in Washington and across the country to give a vivid picture of the costs of the Iraq war. As that conflict appears to draw to a close, however, the U.S. military is again focusing on Afghanistan. And as it does, those who want the war over are not far behind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Antiwar Movements in the U.S. | 10/7/2009 | See Source »

...arrested or escorted out of that country is to ask questions about its bomb. Western diplomats and intelligence operatives have only marginally better access. The IAEA knowledge of Iran's nuclear programs is limited to what Iran wants to let it know - although it keeps a close eye on Iran's main enrichment plant at Natanz, it had no idea until a week ago that a second plant was under construction. And that may not be the only secret facility. (See the top 10 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad-isms...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iran's Nuclear Program: Why We Know So Little | 10/6/2009 | See Source »

...grew up with war, that has seen the blood, the rockets, the shooting and the crime, they know that the situation in Afghanistan won't ever change unless they come to politics. They see their involvement as a responsibility. And that makes me hopeful for our future." (See up-close pictures of the war in Afghanistan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Afghan Idol's Political Star Turn | 10/6/2009 | See Source »

...Palestinian women from Israeli jails in exchange for a video confirming that Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, captured by Gaza militants in 2006, is alive. The German- and Egyptian-mediated swap stirred up fresh hope on both sides that an exchange of Shalit for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners was close at hand. Prime Minister Haniyeh personally greeted the final prisoner in the swap with flowers, underscoring the political gains to be made on the prisoner-release issue, a primary grievance among Palestinians that Abbas has made little headway on in his years of talking to the Israelis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Abbas' Move on War-Crimes Report: A Boost for Hamas | 10/6/2009 | See Source »

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