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...However, Kermit Roosevelt's fame did not come through electoral politics, but through clandestine activities. As CIA chief in the Middle East in the 1950s, Kermit Roosevelt organized a successful coup to bring Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi to power in Iran and remove Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh...
...Kermit Roosevelt wrote a book about his experience during the coup...
...Hosting the NCAA regional at home was a big coup for the Crimson, whose home record has historically been excellent. But the Fighting Irish were just too much, rolling off four straight points before Harvard could pull out even one match...
...East Africa bombing trial is nearly over. In the early days of the Bush administration, a source said that she would be kept on at least as long as the trial continued. Guilty verdicts on all 302 counts against the four defendants were handed down May 29, a major coup for White's office. Now the case enters the penalty phase. Two of those convicted, Mohamed Rashed Daoud Al-'Owhali, 24, of Saudi Arabia and Khalfan Khamis Mohamed, 27, of Tanzania, face the death penalty. The process calls for a mini-trial in which prosecutors and defense lawyers will...
...Bagging McCain would be quite a coup for Senate Dems. But their leaders know it would come with a price. McCain would likely give them as many fits as he gives the Republicans...