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...from Iraqi security forces, U.S. troops have managed to bring the level of violence down in parts of western and southern Baghdad, neighborhoods like Washash and Mekanik. In areas where U.S. troops control traffic through checkpoints and mount regular patrols, sectarian murders tend to drop. Would-be killers who fan out across the city from militia strongholds have a difficult time carrying out attacks amid car searches and street watches by U.S. troops. Perhaps the most visible example of this came in October, when U.S. forces threw up a temporary blockade around the Shi'a slum of Sadr City, home...
...remotely equitable in terms of talent, attention and prestige.They’re not, and we both know it.That’s why this exercise in re-naming is illogical, misleading, and downright insulting.We know who we are, and we’re okay with it. As a fan, I wear my I-AA school distinction as a badge of honor. I’m not exactly in the business of playing professional sports, so I’ll take the higher academic standards, more scholarly focus, and smaller class-size that usually comes with schools...
...inconvenient than trekking all the way back across the river to put on the “Yale Sucks!” pants you special ordered and then forgot about, so planning ahead can really help. In order of importance, here are some things that will help any Crimson fan make the most of the weekend:1. A coat or blanket. You may laugh now, but when you’re doing shots of some unidentified alcohol just to stay warm because you’re frozen to a stadium seat, you’ll wish you had thought...
...Matsuzaka's old team, the Seibu Lions, just for the right to negotiate with him) is the most lucrative deal ever for a player coming out of Japan. That may be a fitting tribute to the All-Star Matsuzaka, who goes by the nickname Kaibutsu (Monster), and whose fan base extends well beyond his own team. As Seibu president Hidekazu Ota put it: "Matsuzaka is not only the Lions' treasure, but also a treasure for all of Japan's fans...
...That Matsuzaka would eventually follow the likes of Ichiro Suzuki and Hideki Matsui to the U.S. Major Leagues was inevitable, and Japan is proud of his success, if a bit worried that expectations in Boston might be running too high. (Japanese fans may be a little fuzzy on Beantown's traditions, though. Toshiyuki Nagao, a lifelong fan, expressed concern that "there are many academic and white-collar people in Boston, who might not appreciate baseball's earthy passion." Nagao-san, you'll find plenty of earthy passion in the Fenway bleachers.) But some guardians of the Japanese game fear that...