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...groups pushed back. In 9 Nisan, Sauer's troops sought to demonstrate to residents that they and the Iraqi government, not the militia, controlled the streets. But local militants loyal to Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army would not give up their turf without a fight. "It was a contest of wills," Freeman says. "We just kept coming at them, and going out there, and getting into the neighborhood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Keeping on Top of the Surge | 11/19/2007 | See Source »

...billed as a battle of the Ivy’s best, a clash of the league’s most storied rivals, a contest of historic proportions unmatched in 39 years...

Author: By Malcom A. Glenn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Football Pummels Yale, Takes Ivy Title in The Game | 11/18/2007 | See Source »

...loss to St. Francis earlier in the season, had some familiarity with its opponent but was simply out-muscled by the nationally ranked squad.Fielding what seemed to be the Serbian national water polo team, the Terriers had six different players of Serbian heritage score goals in the contest. Junior Nemanja Pucarevic led the team with four goals and an assist.Harvard couldn’t contain the Eastern Europeans as the lead swelled to nine by halftime. By the end of the third quarter, that gap had widened to 15-2.Regardless of the score, the Crimson fought until the final horn, outscoring...

Author: By Mauricio A. Cruz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Water Polo Finishes 4th At Easterns | 11/18/2007 | See Source »

Unlike the rest of the league, Harvard shouldn’t have to stack the box to combat the ground game. The Crimson sits first in the Ivies in rush defense, giving up just 78.8 yards per contest. The team hasn’t allowed a single back to reach the century mark in over two years, and coming off a weekend in which it held Penn to under 100 total yards in the second half—the third time this season Harvard managed the feat—defensive morale is high...

Author: By Madeleine I. Shapiro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Winner Take All | 11/16/2007 | See Source »

Unfortunately for the Crimson, Yale’s single dimensionality does not carry over to the other side of the ball. The Bulldogs come into the contest atop the league standings in total defense and first in Division I-AA in scoring defense, allowing only 11.1 points per game and 11 total touchdowns on the season...

Author: By Madeleine I. Shapiro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Winner Take All | 11/16/2007 | See Source »

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