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...sounding as a checklist can get results and look for heroes - as we did in the "Miracle on the Hudson," for instance. We didn't want to believe that Sully [Captain Chesley Sullenberger] had computer systems helping guide the plane down or that his co-pilot was playing a crucial role. When I do an operation, it's half a dozen people. When it goes beautifully, it's like a symphony, with everybody playing their part. And then I go talk to the family and they say, 'Thank you, doctor, for saving my husband.' You feel a little bit like...
...freshman provided crucial muscle in the post, helping Harvard win the rebounding battle...
...incident is the latest step in a decades-old dance involving Laos' communists, the Hmong and the U.S. In the lead-up to the Vietnam War, North Vietnam carved a maze of transportation routes through the jungles of Laos, creating a crucial supply link later known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Laos was in the middle of a civil war between the Royal Lao government and the communist Pathet Lao. Seeking to disrupt the North's supply routes, the Americans enlisted the help of the Royal Lao government's highest-ranking Hmong leader, Vang Pao. He welcomed American guns...
This ability to dominate in many respects of the game will be crucial in Ivy League play, where the lack of a postseason tournament makes each league contest critical. For its part, Harvard proved last season that it could play with anybody, defeating Boston College and Cornell, but its inability to match the Big Red's steadiness led to disappointing losses against lesser opponents like Dartmouth and Brown...
...Serbian President Boris Tadic, whose victory last year in a tight runoff election was seen as crucial to the country's further integration with Europe, submitted the application on a trip to Sweden, the country that currently holds the E.U. presidency. "This is indeed a great day for Serbia. This day represents a crossroads," Tadic said. "Today we are entering a stage which is very difficult, which demands deep and painful reforms." Swedish Prime Minster Fredrik Reinfeldt described the move as "a new beginning for Serbia," but warned, "the road to membership is long and demanding." (See pictures of riots...