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...Aldrich said. “But with the way Cornell rowed today—it would have been tough for us to hang with them.”The race for second reached its zenith in the final 500 meters, when Navy, Harvard, and Yale appeared in a near-deadlock as the boats came into view. The Midshipmen pushed forward to claim second, but a bow ball battle between Harvard and Yale kept the third-place finisher in doubt even after the two boats slowed to a paddle. “I thought we pulled it out?...

Author: By Aidan E. Tait, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Lightweights Fall Short After Storm | 5/22/2006 | See Source »

Addressing a gathering of judges recently, Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej aptly summed up his country's political deadlock: "It's a mess." After a Thai court annulled the disputed April 2 election two weeks ago, Thailand's Election Commission called for new polls in October. But infighting between the courts and election commissioners could push back the vote further, and the next government will likely amend the constitution to ensure such a crisis never happens again?prompting yet another election. In the end, it could be a year or longer before Thailand gets back to business as usual...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thailand Abhors a Vacuum | 5/21/2006 | See Source »

...African Union negotiators had set a deadline of last Sunday night for the combatants to come to an agreement. Since then, however, mediators - including American and British negotiators flown in to try to break the deadlock - have extended the talks twice. The latest deadline is midnight on Thursday. Sudan's government has agreed to sign the peace plan, but rebel groups are holding out for assurances that the government-sponsored Janjaweed militias, responsible for much of the bloodshed in Darfur, will be disarmed. Rebels also want to share governance of Darfur, a demand the government in Khartoum sees...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Down to the Wire on Darfur | 5/3/2006 | See Source »

...offered to restore the IAEA's right to conduct snap inspections at sites not designated as part of the nuclear program, which would give the watchdog the ability to follow intelligence leads on suspected illegal nuclear activity. But "playing games" may actually be effective, for if Iran uses the deadlock to advance new compromise proposals of its own, differences between the U.S. and some of its allies could be exacerbated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's Behind Iran's Nuclear Bluster | 5/2/2006 | See Source »

...nominated after al-Jaafari agreed to abandon a bid to keep his post. Though al-Maliki, who is in his mid-50s, was not the first choice of rival factions, Sunni Arab and Kurdish leaders said they would support him in the hope of ending a two-month political deadlock and moving the government forward...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones | 4/23/2006 | See Source »

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