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...hole against a talented Pacific team.“Pacific is a great team,” Atkinson explained, “And it was good to go out and get better against a team like that.”Sophomore goalie Alex Popp shined against the Tigers, posting eight saves and providing coach Farrar with the luxury of two solid options between the posts.“[Popp and Balaraman] have done a fantastic job so far,” Farrar said. “Both have been very solid and I imagine they will each see significant playing...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Winless Over Weekend | 9/8/2009 | See Source »

Westerwelle espouses the economic liberalism that has always defined the FDP, and under his eight-year command he has positioned his party as the champion of the Mittelstand, Germany's formidable family-owned companies. "When a big company gets into difficulty, the German eagle comes to the rescue. When a Mittelstand company gets into trouble, the vultures circle," Westerwelle said in May. His recipe for growth: encourage private investment and cut taxes. "You can sign 100 stimulus programs but if investing doesn't gain momentum, the economy won't get better," he says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Guido Westerwelle, Germany's Mittelman | 9/7/2009 | See Source »

...Lockerbie bomber Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi on "compassionate grounds" Aug. 20, citing doctors' reports that he was dying of prostate cancer. Al-Megrahi, the sole person jailed for the deaths of 270 people in the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am airliner over Lockerbie, Scotland, had served just eight years of a 27-year sentence. After all their grieving, the victims' loved ones had to watch al-Megrahi land in Tripoli, Libya, to rapturous crowds and the embrace of a delighted Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, the country's leader. The White House called the homecoming "disgusting," and London...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spotlight: The Lockerbie Bomber | 9/7/2009 | See Source »

Even reigning Ivy League champions can struggle to find a rhythm. Coming off a campaign that resulted in its first Ancient Eight title in nine years, the Harvard women’s soccer team still found plenty to work on before the Ivy slate begins in three weeks. The Crimson (0-1-1) kicked off its 33rd season at Ohiri Field on Friday afternoon, battling a slow start in a 1-1 double-overtime draw with San Diego State (2-2-1). “We didn’t bring the effort, we didn’t bring...

Author: By Dennis J. Zheng, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Double-Overtime Bout To Start Season Ends in Tie | 9/7/2009 | See Source »

...across the nation share the cost of emergency responses to hurricanes in Florida, tornadoes in Kentucky and wildfires in California. When fires or other emergencies endanger property, states turn to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for grants of assistance that pick up 75% of the expense. Since July, eight California wildfires have qualified for FEMA assistance, says Palmer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Budget-Strapped California Afford More Wildfires? | 9/7/2009 | See Source »

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