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Baha Ali Abbas, 25, was jobless before the war, so he was eager to join the Facilities Protection Service, the 20,000-man Iraqi security force hurriedly set up by the U.S. to guard such sites as embassies, ministries, banks, aid offices and oil fields. When Abbas signed on in the summer, he says, "they trained us for a week in how to shoot AKs, how to talk to people properly, how to handle yourself if someone attacks you." Two months ago, a rocket-propelled grenade flew over his head and slammed into a street near the bank...
Despite the threat of fines, students don’t seem eager to comply with...
Sure, there are exceptions. When it comes to helping others, Harvard women are all but too eager to volunteer. According to Ayirini M. Fonseca-Sabune ’04, the president of the Phillips Brooks House Association, there is a strong tradition of female leadership in community service organizations. Additionally, women are very vocal about their views in the Radcliffe Union of Students and Harvard Students for Choice. While all these organizations are important, this trend suggests that assertive women at Harvard are only flourishing in groups that are female-friendly by nature. In politically charged, gender-neutral organizations, there...
...addition to his passion for golf and caddying, Morrison said Pierce also had one dog and one cat, loved animals and would always come into work eager to talk about his dog’s crazy antics...
...Crimson is especially eager to take advantage of a struggling Big Green offense. In the past five games—four of which were shutouts—Dartmouth has managed just one goal. That lone score came against Columbia, a game which the Big Green lost in true heartbreaking fashion. Tied 1-1 and nearing the end of regulation, the Lions scored the game winner off of a free kick with just 15 seconds left...