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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...other sport does rivalry matter more to a team and its fans, where a player’s legacy is defined by his performance against the hated archrival, where a disheartened fan finds his BMW 750 sedan torched on fire by fervent Buckeye fans because the license plate gave away that he was from Michigan...

Author: By Kevin T. Chen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: THE CHEN COMMANDMENTS: The Game Brings Out Football Fans | 11/19/2009 | See Source »

...animosity approaching a feverish pitch ahead of Wednesday's playoff, all three African countries are bracing for violence. Wire services reported dozens of people injured in Egyptian-Algerian skirmishes following the game in Cairo. And on Monday, Algerian fans ransacked an Egypt Air office in Algiers, setting furniture on fire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cairo Braces for a Soccer Bombshell | 11/18/2009 | See Source »

...says. Given his track record - Beemer's sales predictions have been accurate within a half of 1% over the past 17 of 18 holiday seasons - the economy shouldn't expect a Christmas gift. "It's a heck of a challenging time," says Mark Israel, president of Hearts on Fire, a high-end jewelry maker, "and we have to respond." Israel says Hearts on Fire will sell more products than usual below the $3,000 price point...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thrifty Spouses Could Hurt Holiday Shopping | 11/17/2009 | See Source »

...slowly entered that sketch alley facing the river that leads to the Leverett dining hall, a girl clad in green brushed quickly past me with her headphones on, ready to speed down the Charles and back like a leprechaun on fire. This happens almost every morning...

Author: By Brian A. Campos, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Leverett Athletes Run the Gamut | 11/17/2009 | See Source »

...Yade, the junior Minister of Sports, is under fire for breaking ranks and criticizing a government decision to roll back tax breaks for professional athletes. Though heartfelt, Yade's contrarian stand made for bad politics - something her peers have made painfully clear. Junior Minister for Family Affairs Nadine Morano told a newspaper that if Yade didn't "agree with government policies, [she] should shut [her] trap or resign." (See pictures of Paris expanding...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The French Government's Minority Problem | 11/17/2009 | See Source »

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