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...Even though the Crimson (5-5, 1-3 Ivy) outshot the Bears (10-2, 3-1 Ivy) 31 to 27, it was not as successful as Brown in finding the back of the net, ultimately coming up short in an 8-6 defeat...
...performance in the 2008 presidential campaign, the former President insisted that the consultant had been a "great help" to his wife, adding, "In 2008, his polling was accurate and advice was helpful even though the campaign didn't prevail. As President Kennedy said, victory has a thousand fathers and defeat is an orphan. I remain grateful for his hard work and loyalty...
...Perhaps the most unexpected criticism has come from General Vo Nguyen Giap, a revered Vietnamese military leader who helped defeat the French and later the Americans. In a letter to Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, the 97-year-old war hero voiced concern over the presence of large numbers of Chinese in the Central Highlands, which is a strategic gateway to Vietnam, one where battles have been won and lost...
...want to know how to defeat the American military, you should ask the Pentagon. On April 6, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced a massive restructuring of the United States’ military spending plans for the foreseeable future. Essentially, it cancels or scraps many of the most advanced technological development projects now being undertaken by American industry...
...Crimson (8-22, 6-4 Ivy League) began strong but dropped its second Beanpot contest, 9-5, to Boston College (23-12, 5-3 ACC), failing to hold up late after building a 3-2 lead. Still, Harvard coach Joe Walsh did not blame his squad’s defeat on the distraction of playing in a big league ballpark...