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There's nothing like an external enemy to make a country pull together, and Britain, fractious and dissatisfied with its Labour government until recently, has found a fresh foe: Iceland. The tiny country's benign image as a land of geysers and the midnight sun has been swiftly eclipsed by its new incarnation as the mustache-twirling villain of the credit crunch. Britons - from private individuals to local government, charities and public bodies - have deposited some $34 billion in Iceland's financial institutions, among them Landsbanki, which went into receivership this week, and Kaupthing, the country's biggest bank, which...
...Cornell has proved itself no small foe, however, in beating preseason favorite Yale at home 17-14 two weeks ago, and Lehigh 25-24 last week, a game in which senior quarterback Nathan Ford passed for 438 yards and two touchdowns. Ford completed 39 of 63 attempts and led the Big Red on a fourth quarter game-winning drive, finding senior wideout Jesse Baker in the end zone as time expired...
Despite the Big Red’s rough start, Harvard can’t afford to overlook such an important opponent and league foe...
...Harvard to establish an uneasy and secretive alliance aimed at getting Brown and Cornell kicked off the island. Unfortunately for the Bulldogs, this game is every man for himself, and things aren’t about to get easier.Despite its losing record, Holy Cross is a tough non-conference foe that missed dropping Harvard by a point two weeks ago and is fresh off a confidence-building 38-14 win over Patriot League punching bag Georgetown.I think Yale will get back on its feet in time to be a contender in the Ivies, but not this week.Prediction: Holy Cross...
Three days later, Harvard (5-7, 1-0 Ivy) returned home with three more wins, including one against the league foe Big Green...