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...against the Soviets, who themselves were then at war in Afghanistan. These Games would transcend even politics and patriotism on their way toward therapy. "This is an important event under any circumstance," Utah Governor Mike Leavitt had said a few weeks after the attacks, "but fate may have fallen upon this state and city to host an event where the world will come together to heal...
Thanks to the heavy peacekeeping presence, clashes between the rival groups have fallen off and an uneasy normalcy has settled in. At Mitrovica's Serbian Orthodox church, for example, Father Svetislav Nojic, 64, continues to hold sparsely attended Sunday liturgies, though worshipers must travel under armed guard to get there from the Serb side of town. Nojic says he needs an escort just to take a walk in his tiny garden. Still, most days he ventures out to tend his congregation north of the Ibar, hunkered down in an armored personnel carrier. "I have been a priest for 47 years...
...your words, the “compassion for the less fortunate” on which Bush campaigned in 2000 has “fallen by the wayside” in light of current events, most notably our war on terrorism. However, in a larger sense, many aspects of American life that we all took for granted in years past have fallen by the wayside, not simply those of the less fortunate. I can point to long lines at the airport and a new airline security tax of $5 on every ticket sold; a faltering of the economy and a staggering...
...combination of declining oil market share and exploding population has led per capita GDP to decline tremendously in Saudi Arabia over the last decade and a half. According to a recent New York Times article, per capita income has fallen from $28,000 in the early 1980s, on par with the United States, to under $7,000 today. But these still respectable figures mask extreme inequality. Much of the oil money is pilfered by the extravagant and rapidly growing—7,000 princes and counting—royal family...
Saddled with a three-game losing streak and having fallen from atop the ECAC standings, the Harvard men’s hockey team will look to rebound tonight in a conference game against Vermont...