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...great to get a win in front of the home crowd, start off divisional play 1-0,” said co-captain Egen Atkinson, citing team defense and a “stellar” performance by senior goalie Nikhil Balaraman as crucial to the win. A successful transition game was another key aspect of Harvard’s victory. Tallying four goals off of breakaways or odd-man rushes, the team capitalized on several easy scoring opportunities. Atkinson was responsible for two of these, scoring twice in the first two minutes of the second quarter. 30 seconds into...
These contests are especially crucial for the Crimson as it tries to improve on its 1-3-1 record. The team fell at Hofstra 3-2 last Sunday, but players were encouraged by an increasing team effort that saw a number of players make an impact...
With two challenging opponents and a potential turning point for the Crimson women’s soccer season, it will be a crucial weekend for the team—and the local rivalries will make it just as exciting for the fans...
...Kandahar screwup adds considerable pressure to Obama's decision about whether to double-down on a war he has called crucial to America's national security. The military wants a decision soon, but both the President and the Secretary of Defense are undecided - as they should be. Any decision about Afghanistan has to depend on whether the elections produce a plausible government - that is, one that includes Karzai's rivals, like Abdullah Abdullah and the excellent technocrat Ashraf Ghani, and removes from power allegedly corrupt elements, like Karzai's brother. And even then, the chance of success in Afghanistan...
...major legislative victory, Alabama's Richard Shelby, the ranking Republican on the Senate Banking Committee, would be a fine choice. Once a "boll weevil" Democratic opponent of Bill Clinton, Shelby became a Republican in November 1994, helping the GOP cement its hold on the Senate at a crucial moment. He has had a near perfect record of conservatism on social and foreign-policy issues since then. The tall, drawling former prosecutor questioned Obama's citizenship this past February, and when Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner first unveiled the Administration's sweeping plan to reform the financial system in June, Shelby said...