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...should not simply leave after a military objective has been achieved," and sees a role for the U.N. in "the stabilization of" a new government in postwar Afghanistan. As a candidate, Bush couldn't name the President of Pakistan; now he speaks of General Pervez Musharraf and other crucial Muslim leaders with the fluency of someone like, well, his father. He used to campaign against Washington bureaucrats, and he promised to balance the budget by keeping government spending in check; now he is building new federal agencies and pushing for new investigative powers, proposing billion-dollar bailouts and unemployment programs...
...within two. In the Tiger’s attempt for a two-point conversion, senior corner Willie Alford broke up Splithoff’s pass. Alford blocked the ball back to Splithoff, who then illegally attempted to shovel it forward again. Alford’s block would prove crucial...
Neither offense could manage any more scoring, and the game became a battle of field position as Princeton played towards a last-minute field goal attempt. Kingston’s punting, dismal most of the game, finally improved in the 4th quarter, including a crucial 44-yard punt that placed the Tigers at their own 12 with three minutes to play. The Tigers were able to move the chains consistently, reaching the Harvard 32, before senior outside linebacker Eric LaHaie came up with a huge tackle on a pass to Atkinson, stopping him for no gain. That...
Acting quality is particularly crucial in films whose primary purpose is to narrate the life of their protagonist—particularly if he or she is a publicly familiar figure. The stakes are much higher for actors attempting to portray people with whose mannerisms, voice and appearance the audience is familiar with—but higher stakes mean higher potential rewards for viewers...
...gets bloated by ridiculous formalism into a page-long ordeal that makes each applicant sound like an insane sycophantic freak with a bizarre, fetish-like interest in whatever departments are hiring. Any and all life experiences must be grotesquely contorted to demonstrate an abundance of some personality trait crucial in the business world. Which is how Pete B. Idziak ’02 ended up passing off his ability to move quickly from one end of a pool to another as a skill that would help him be a better Business Analyst for McKinsey & Company...