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...Edgar V. Thomas ‘05, the recent terrorist attacks in Washington D.C. and New York are a glaring reminder of the constant dark cloud of violence he fled in his native war-torn Sierra Leone. Following the erruption of civil war in this West African, diamond-rich country, rebels gained control of the United Nations-occupied capital, Freetown, where Edgar and his family lived. “I had to pack my whole life into two suitcases,” Edgar recalls in a calm, matter-of-fact tone...
...games won by faulty scorekeeping. The Florida Supreme Court found this principle enshrined in the state's election code before Election Day, as the U.S. Supreme Court said it must. But that is not enough. It still found that a true count would cause irreparable harm by throwing a cloud over the victory Bush insists will be his by hook or by crook...
...sitting on a bench all alone, her head down," he says. She was praying and meditating. Nishikant put his hand on Jaya's shoulder. "And she cried like a baby for a long time." A miracle is worth at least that many tears. --By John Cloud. With reporting by Unmesh Kher and Desa Philadelphia...
...around that time that Rudy heard about a fourth plane. It had slammed into Somerset County, Pa., only two counties away from his home in Waynesburg. Today all the Marisas are grateful to be alive. As they know, it is only shallow men who discount luck. --By John Cloud...
...South Tower of the WTC collapsed at 9:50 a.m. I had just finished calling my boyfriend in Boston, who would then call my parents in Hong Kong, when we heard another loud noise and saw a large cloud of smoke coming towards us. Everyone was again screaming and running towards the pier. After we had run a few more blocks, Kristin, Kersten, Dee and I decided that the safest thing to do would be to walk uptown...