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...part of what Venezuelans call the revolution's "Boli-bourgeoisie" - issued thinly veiled threats. They warned that "foreign government authorities would pursue Antonini" if he talked, and that it was in his children's best interest that he have "no problems" with Venezuela. At one cloak-and-dagger gathering, Canchica, using the name "Christian," allegedly told Antonini that PDVSA (the Venezuelan oil corporation) and the Chavez government would make his legal problems vanish...
...There's a hint of the showman about Marwani, a handsome former lawyer in a snow-white robe, with a traditional dagger in his belt. His eyes well with tears as he describes how a tribal woman, wounded when a gun misfired at a wedding celebration, was deemed unmarriageable by her tribe. She sought sanctuary at Dar al-Salaam, later marrying one of the organization's 3,200 volunteers...
...What no one expected was that Turkey would deliver the biggest emotional wallops in the first round. First, the Turks punctured the hopes of co-host Switzerland with Arda Turan's injury time dagger during a cloudburst in Basel. Then, in an epic 15 minutes against the Czech Republic, Turkey mounted a comeback that will talked about from Akhiser to Van for as long as a football is being kicked there. Three goals, including another injury-time stunner, this one from the brilliant Nihat Kahveci, absolutely gutted the Czechs. Turkey's suburb central midfielder Tuncay Sanli did it all that...
...Crimson a 4-1 lead and essentially put the game out of reach for the Big Green.“It kind of takes the wind out of your sails a little bit,” Hudak said. “I really think that that was [the] dagger. [It’s] pretty tough to come back from something like that.”Harvard completed its offensive outburst 13:26 into the final period when Brine and Vaillancourt teamed up yet again to bring the score to 5-1. Vaillancourt took the puck behind the net before serving...
...said. “Our forwards were able to play a more traditional defense than they would have if she had been on the court.” With Maduka out, Cornell’s focus shifted to guard play and particularly to three-point shooting—the dagger that doomed Harvard two weeks ago in Ithaca. The Big Red shot just 28 percent from beyond the arc for the night, but sophomore Lauren Benson’s gutsy trey cut Harvard’s lead to one with just under two to play. The first half lacked...