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...Saddam, of course is not dead - the immediate future might be a lot easier for the coalition, for his would-be inheritors on the Iraqi Governing Council, and even, perhaps, for anti-American insurgents if he were. Instead, the U.S. and its Iraqi allies have to contend with the question of what to do with Saddam the prisoner: Whether to try him in Iraq or abroad; how to extract essential information from a doomed man without offering him a deal, and so on. Even more important is the question of whether his capture, together with the earlier elimination...
Harvard will also have to contend with the Raiders excellent perimeter shooters. Colgate guards Alvin Reed, Jon Simon and Mark Linebaugh anchor a squad that shoots 38 percent from three-point range. Simon and Reed are second and fourth in the Patriot League in three-point shooting percentage, respectively. Such precision from behind the arc could spell trouble for the Crimson, as Harvard ranks dead last in defending the three, allowing opponents to hit at a 43 percent clip...
...Arnold Schwarzenegger's victory weren't enough, California Democrats now have to contend with the very real possibility of losing the mayor's race in San Francisco--and to someone who has outflanked them on the left. A TV poll last week put Green Party candidate Matt Gonzalez ahead of Democratic rival Gavin Newsom, 52% to 45%, among those who say they are "certain" to vote in the runoff election...
Mahan and Blickstead contend that they’ve reached out to first-years and will continue to do so if elected. On Friday, the two hosted a town hall meeting open to first-years, though only four turned...
...threshold or restless children can find diversion in a staggering 500-plus entertainment channels, while a novel lighting system that Emirates describes as "revolutionary" will gently coax passengers' body clocks into a rhythm that minimizes jet lag. And on flights this long, there'll be plenty of that to contend with...