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...Crimson made a last-ditch effort to close the gap, pulling the goalie for nearly two minutes, the Big Green’s Josh Gillam tapped in an empty-netter to seal the score with a four-point advantage...

Author: By Courtney D. Skinner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Blown Out by Lowly Dartmouth Team | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

...comes four months after the recently restored Supreme Court ruled that the 2007 State of Emergency declared by former president General Pervez Musharraf in November 2007 had been unconstitutional and illegal. The amnesty that spared Zardari having to face charges was issued by Musharraf as part of a last-ditch attempt to hang onto power by cutting a deal with Zardari and his late wife, the slain former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who also faced corruption charges. (Zardari had previously served two stints and a total of 11 years behind bars, having been arrested, although never convicted, under former Prime...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Corruption Charges Loom for Pakistan's Pro-U.S. President | 11/27/2009 | See Source »

Companies are asking, cajoling, even paying people to ditch paper--and it's working. Two years ago, 13% of us got credit-card statements online only; today, 24% do. But as we stop holding that information in our hands once a month in favor of glancing at account balances on our computers or cell phones moments before we buy, could we be losing the big picture of where all the money goes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Gets Lost When Our Finances Go Paperless | 11/23/2009 | See Source »

Sophomore goalkeeper Austin Harms made a spectacular save, and Nyamekye followed with a last-ditch block on the rebound, to keep the score level...

Author: By Jay M. Cohen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tourney Bound | 11/16/2009 | See Source »

Will Swine Flu kill sportsmanship as we know it? In order to prevent the spread of the H1N1 virus, several sports entities have either actively encouraged or outright ordered that athletes ditch that time-tested, germ-infested ritual, the handshake before or after a game. The Swedish soccer association, Canadian Olympic Committee, Ohio State football team and New England Small College Athletic Conference are among those trying to kibosh the palm-to-palm. "Shaking hands is just a way for us to increase the risk of getting ill," says Bob McCormack, the chief medical officer for the Canadian Olympic team...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Swine Flu's Unsportsmanlike Conduct | 11/9/2009 | See Source »

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