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...errant throw on the next play allowed the runner on third to score, while advancing the runner on first—who then scored on a double, putting Boston College...

Author: By David E. Lopez-Lengowski, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Doubleheader Means Double Trouble For Harvard | 4/16/2010 | See Source »

...frustrations of Catholics who feel the church has been keener on protecting accused priests than comforting their alleged victims. Catholic grass-roots groups say the church should set up more telephone hotlines so victims of abuse can report cases easily and needs to be more proactive in dealing with errant priests. "The church should actively cooperate with state prosecutors in making public abuse cases and step up preventive measures, like background checks and training young priests and children to identify and avoid sexual abuse," says Weisner. "In the past, the church's priority was to protect itself, and this encouraged...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: German Priests' Sex Abuse Scandalizes Church | 3/15/2010 | See Source »

...tally came when Rogers collected a rebound off an errant Biega shot. He then backhanded the puck off the skate of Brown goalie Mike Clemente and into...

Author: By Scott A. Sherman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Crimson Gets Road Retribution, Dismantles Brown | 2/8/2010 | See Source »

...fakes, the official wonders what percentage of the 550,000 names on the U.S. terrorism watch list might be decoys intended to jam American databases and allow more furtive or budding extremists to get lost in the mass of information. But even if there is a high number of errant names on such lists, he acknowledges, they are a necessary evil - for now. Although the U.S. intelligence systems are imperfect and occasionally get swamped, casting as wide a net as possible is still the best hope for identifying the largest number of would-be terrorists - and could-bes as well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Flight 253: Too Much Intelligence to Blame? | 1/7/2010 | See Source »

Determined to avoid déjà vu all over again, BC started the second half with a renewed sense of urgency, nabbing multiple offensive rebounds following errant attempts. Forward Corey Raji’s free throw gave the Eagles a 43-36 lead at the 14:35 mark...

Author: By Dennis J. Zheng, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Men's Basketball Repeats Upset With 74-67 Win at BC | 12/10/2009 | See Source »

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