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Grigg reached the finals in her sophomore and junior years but was upset each time, coming away with the second-place trophy both times. Similarly, Suchde nearly claimed the title last year but fell short to four-time champion Yassar El Halaby...
...familiar opponents against each other. Suchde and Sanchez met twice previously this season during clashes between their respective teams. Both times, the Princeton sophomore walked away with the win. But the third time was the charm for Suchde. With Princeton’s four-time individual champion Yassar El Halaby finally out of the picture, this year’s championship provided an opportunity for Suchde to end his successful collegiate career with a win. “I am absolutely delighted right now,” Suchde said. “This is definitely one of the high points...
...part of a group operating within Guatemala's security forces who were responsible for drug trafficking and death-squad style killings. The four were murdered before they could reveal the full extent of their allegedly illegal activities. "They were killed to keep the lid on Pandora's box," said El Salvador's chief of police Rodrigo Avila...
...reputations of the conservative governments of Tony Saca in El Salvador and Oscar Berger in Guatemala, two of Washington's few remaining allies in Latin America, have taken a severe hit. The countries share a southern border and have two of the strongest economies in Central America. Both are members of the Central American Free Trade Agreement and are seen by the U.S. as partners in the war on drugs. Just last fall the Bush Administration nominated Guatemala to take the Latin American seat on the U.N. Security Council as a means of shutting out Venezuela. The U.S. government says...
...mournful guitars back ghostly lyrics on “A Sure Shot”: “In my mind / You’re in my head / At this moment you’re as good as dead.” Intriguing sound experiment “Le Gusta el Fuego” provides relief by crashing in next with a lighter snare, trippy guitar, third-grade quality piano-playing, and what might be the warped voices of people stuck in a revolving time machine. “Simone” makes you sit up and listen, if only because...