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President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, 74, acknowledged to the country's parliament that Somalia was paralyzed and that there was nothing more he could do. "As I promised when you elected me on Oct. 14, 2004, I would stand down if I failed to fulfill my duty. I have decided to...
And let’s not neglect those less prestigious but no less devious players, good old American boys like 1950s State Secretary Orville Hodge, who embezzled around $1.5 million in state funds to buy private jets and cars, or former Democratic Rep. Mel Reynolds, who served time after his...
Yet while the major studios hope for a boost, there are other observers who - glitz and glamour of the Globes aside - question the veracity of the HFPA. Numerous entertainment writers have challenged the group's diversity, its members' qualifications as journalists, and their attentiveness in screening every major contender. There...
Based on its performance thus far, the Crimson will likely be a contender for both the Ivy League crown and the season-ending Howe Cup.
“We have big expectations,” he said. “Hopefully we can develop into a contender every year.”