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...factor aiding Clarkson in its quest for a slow tempo will be the television timeouts, which result in automatic stoppages at the 16-, 12- and 8-minute marks. Harvard rarely plays televised games, and the unusual stoppages could disrupt the Crimson’s fast-paced rhythm...
...where a revered Hindu deity was supposedly born. The party has been in power in Delhi twice for a total of four years, and there hadn't been a single communal riot, giving widespread hope that the BJP had gone centrist and wouldn't allow its chauvinistic urges to disrupt a country discovering itself economically - or, at the very least, that the supposedly moderate Vajpayee could rein in the wilder elements of his group. But last week's violence was sparked by more Hindu chest thumping in Ayodhya, where militant Hindus want to build a grand temple on the site...
...where a revered Hindu deity was supposedly born. The party has been in power in Delhi twice for a total of four years, and there hadn't been a single communal riot, giving widespread hope that the BJP had gone centrist and wouldn't allow its chauvinistic urges to disrupt a country discovering itself economically - or, at the very least, that the supposedly moderate Vajpayee could rein in the wilder elements of his group. But last week's violence was sparked by more Hindu chest thumping in Ayodhya, where militant Hindus want to build a grand temple on the site...
...Maybe not, but when work stoppages disrupt daily life, people are less likely to be supportive than they once were. Decades ago, striking workers and student protesters came together to push for democracy through frequent and violent protest. The students were idealists; the unions wanted the bargaining power denied them through decades of pro-growth authoritarian rule. Now times have changed. Demonstrations still occur during periods of economic and political turmoil, but they've become mere rituals, street theater playing to an indifferent public. Strikes are even less popular. President Kim Dae Jung came to power with union support...
Grumet-Morris—now 7-2 in home starts this season and undefeated in his last four games at Bright—refused to let fatigue or the superb play of Danis on the other end disrupt his focus...