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...good old-fashioned bench-clearer, in order to defend your teammate or your pride, is a time-honored baseball tradition. Players like Billy Martin made a (good) reputation on being willing to mix it up on the diamond...
...think clearly how Harvard’s offensive line handles our defensive front will be important,” Tiger coach Roger Hughes said. “We have a very tall order in trying to defend Dawson and their list of great receivers, headed up by [Corey] Mazza, and a quarterback who can make plays. They have a great arsenal of weapons. I think the best analogy is they are a gun loaded with eight bullets...
Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff ’75 returned to his alma mater last night to defend the Bush administration’s anti-terrorist tactics—including its domestic wiretapping program—in a speech before a packed audience at Harvard Law School’s Ames Courtoom...
...continually patrols the rugged region to prevent escapes. While there are occasional reports of border guards firing on refugees, this is the first time such an incident has been widely witnessed. Xinhua, China's state-run news service, quoted an unnamed official claiming that the guards were "forced to defend themselves." But Sergiu Matei, a climber and cameraman for Romania's ProTV, which later broadcast his footage of the shooting, asserts: "That was not self-defense. [The refugees] were clearly passing through Nangpa La and running from the police, who shot them like dogs...
...that basically states that Islam is a violent religion resulted in predictable-and violent-reactions in parts of the Muslim world. The irony is so glaring, it is hardly bearable. But the same type of irony can easily be found in Christianity. How much violence has been committed to defend teachings that advise turning the other cheek? It is apparent from history and current events that Christians, Muslims and Jews all believe in the same God. One can only wish he had been more consistent in advocating nonviolence. Patrik Lindenfors Nairobi...