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...crowd buzzed with excitement through each nail-biting finish. Over 30 events crowned an Ivy champion, and Cornell and Princeton emerged as the frontrunners, claiming first and second for men and women. But, on the women’s side the Crimson showed that it is ready to contend with the best, pushing Brown out of the top three...
...this season .“I’m very excited to get another shot at the two guys who beat me earlier this year,” West said.Sanchez and Chaudhry won’t be the only talents that West may face. The junior will have to contend both against players from outside the Ivy League as well as lower-ranked opponents who may pose threats to West’s run at the title. Last year, West lost in the quarterfinals to Kimlee Wong.“It is very difficult [during the season...
...this season .“I’m very excited to get another shot at the two guys who beat me earlier this year,” West said.Sanchez and Chaudhry won’t be the only talents that West may face. The junior will have to contend both against players from outside the Ivy League as well as lower-ranked opponents who may pose threats to West’s run at the title. Last year, West lost in the quarterfinals to Kimlee Wong.“It is very difficult [during the season...
...reinstate Iftikhar Chaudhry, the deposed Chief Justice who became a symbol of the lawyer-led movement against Musharraf's dictatorship but then backtracked once the military ruler left office. Nawaz Sharif had since been quietly positioning himself as an alternative to the PPP, even as Zardari struggled to contend with the pressures of a souring economy, rising militancy and a diplomatic standoff with India in the wake of last November's Mumbai attacks. (See pictures of terrorism in Mumbai...
...grew wealthier, however, whale meat grew less popular. Still, Japan (along with Norway and Iceland) continues to hunt and kill whales - more than 800 in the 2006 to 2007 season - and is pushing for an end to the 22-year-old worldwide ban on commercial whaling. While industry supporters contend that it's necessary for food security, today the average Japanese eats a little more than an ounce of whale meat per year, which puts a damper on the argument...